PROVERBS OF JOSH BILLINGS.
It strains a man's philosophy the worst kind to laugh when he gits beat. All of us complain of the shortness of life, yet we awl waste more time than we use. Don't mistake arrogance for wisdom ; many people have thought they were wise when they were only windy. The man who kant git ahead without pulling others back is a very limited cuss. The principal difference between a luxury and necessary is the price. Whenever the soul is in grief it is taking root. " Give the devil his due," but be careful that there ain't much due him. After a man has ridden fast onst he never wants to go slow again. Those families who are really fust-class never are afraii that they shall get cheated out of their respectability, -while the codfish families are always nervous; lest they mite. It wont do to stir up a man when he .is thinking, any more than it will a pan of milk when the oream is rising. It is easy enuff to raise the devil, but he's a , hard crop to reap.
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Southland Times, Issue 1308, 16 September 1870, Page 3
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186PROVERBS OF JOSH BILLINGS. Southland Times, Issue 1308, 16 September 1870, Page 3
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