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There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

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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
Words
Hitch
Power
Brevity
Together
Editing
Many
Witty
Great
Humorous
Writing
Educational
Comedy
Funny

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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
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Advice is like castor oil — easy enough to give but dreadful hard to take.
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