Josh Billings





Josh Billings

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born
April 20, 1818 in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, The United States

died
October 14, 1885

gender
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About this author

Josh Billings was the pen name of humorist born Henry Wheeler Shaw. He was perhaps the second most famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States in the second half of the 19th century after Mark Twain, although his reputation has not fared so well with later generations.


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Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings
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More books by Josh Billings…
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”
Josh Billings

“To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.”
Josh Billings

“The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.”
Josh Billings