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It is a great deal easier for a man to find a pedigree to fit his virtues than virtues to fit his pedigree.
Josh Billings
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Josh Billings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1818
Born: April 21
Died: 1885
Died: October 14
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Lanesboro
Massachusetts
Henry Wheeler Shaw
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It's not ignorance does so much damage it's knowin' so derned much that ain't so.
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Ignorance ain't not knowin' stuff ignorance is knowin' stuff that AIN'T TRUE.
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The nearest we can come to) perfect happiness is to cheat ourselves with the belief that we have got it.
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If a man is right, he can't be too radical if he is wrong, he can't be too conservative.
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Peace is the soft and holy shadow that virtue casts.
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When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him.
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Music hath the charm to soothe a savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first.
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The dog that will follow everbody ain't worth a curse.
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