Josh Billings, The Complete Works of Josh Billings (1842).
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What the world wants iz good examples, not so mutch advice; advice may be wrong, but examples prove themselves.
— Josh Billings on Advice
What It Means
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About Josh Billings
Henry Wheeler Shaw (21 April 1818 – 14 October 1885), most famous under his pen name Josh Billings, was an American humorist. He was perhaps the second most famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States in the 2nd half of the 19th century, after Mark Twain, although his reputation has not fared so well with later generations.
About Josh Billings
Henry Wheeler Shaw (21 April 1818 – 14 October 1885), most famous under his pen name Josh Billings, was an American humorist. He was perhaps the second most famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States in the 2nd half of the 19th century, after Mark Twain, although his reputation has not fared so well with later generations.
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