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It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

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
Reputation
Comedy
Often
Money
Men
Outlasts
Sarcasm
Sarcastic

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