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Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

Josh Billings

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Josh Billings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1818
Born: April 21
Died: 1885
Died: October 14
Humorist
Writer
Lanesboro
Massachusetts
Henry Wheeler Shaw
Life
Holding
Cards
Hold
Playing
Inspirational
Wells
Well
Billing
Good
Consists

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