Thursday, April 19, 2012

Josh Billings (1818-1885)




One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best he can (Source).  Added 4/19/2012

There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them.  Added 8/9/2011


    For more information on Josh Billings see http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/pfaffs/p167/. Note that his real name was Henry Wheeler Shaw. 


    Photo: The photo in this post is in the United States Public Domain because it was published prior to 1923. It was obtained from Wikipedia

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