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The happiest time in any man's life is when he is in red-hot pursuit of a dollar with a reasonable prospect of overtaking it.

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
Happiness
Happiest
Funny
Dollar
Business
Reasonable
Men
Hot
Time
Red
Life
Pursuit
Dollars
Overtaking
Humor
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