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Josh Billings

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Henry Wheeler Shaw (April 21, 1818 – October 14, 1885), better known by the pen name Josh Billings, was a 19th-century American humorist and lecturer.

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Quotes from Josh Billings

Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place.

—Josh Billings

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.

—Josh Billings

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

—Josh Billings

Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for words.

—Josh Billings

Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.

—Josh Billings

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.

—Josh Billings