Josh Billings: Quotes about the world

Josh Billings was American humorist. Explore interesting quotes on world.
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“The lion and the lamb may, possibly, sumtime lay down in this world together for a fu minnits, but when the lion kums tew git up, the lamb will be missing.”

Josh Billings

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World

“We are happy in this world just in proporshun as we make others happy--i stand reddy tew bet 50 dollars on this saying.”

Josh Billings

Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

World , Happiness

“Misanthropy don't pay--thare aint no man living whoze hate the world cares one cuss for.”

Josh Billings

Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

Hate , World

“I hav often heard ov men who had bekum disgusted with the world, and retired into solitude; but i hav never heard ov a kommitty ov our fust citizens waiting on them and asking them tew kum bak.”

Josh Billings

Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

Men , World , Solitude , Waiting

“Men are often praized for their sagassity, but all the fore sight in the world kant tell a dubble yelked egg untill it iz broken.”

Josh Billings

Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

Men , World

“Thare iz but phew people in this world underrated.”

Josh Billings

Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

People , World

“About one haff the pitty in this world iz not the result ov sorrow, but satisfackshun that it aint our hoss that haz had hiz leg broke.”

Josh Billings

Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

World

“Thare iz a grate deal ov charity in this world so koldly rendered that it fairly hurts, it iz like lifting a drowning man out ov the water bi the hair ov the hed, and then letting him drop on the ground.”

Josh Billings

Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

World , Water , Hurt

“Menny people spend their time trieing tew find the hole whare sin got into this world--if two men brake through the ice into a mill pond, they had better hunt for sum good hole tew git out, rather than git into a long argument about the hole they cum tew fall in.”

Josh Billings

Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

World , Time , People , Men