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Quotes by Josh Billings

"Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there."
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"One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness."
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"There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness."
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"As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand."
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"The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way."
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"Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed."
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"Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are and doing things as they ought to be done."
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"Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute."
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"Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there."
By Josh Billings
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"The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it."
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"Laughing is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one spot."
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"About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment."
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"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."
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"As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. "
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"Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope."
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"Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well."
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"Every man has his follies -- and often they are the most interesting thing he had got."
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"One of rarest things that a man ever does is to do the best he can."
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"Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius."
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"My son, observe the postage stamp! Its usefulness depends upon its ability to stick to one thing until it gets there."
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"No one can disgrace us but ourselves."
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"There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them."
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"Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well."
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"Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute."
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"Every man has his follies -- and often they are the most interesting thing he has got."
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