Josh Billings

Apr 21, 1818 - Oct 14, 1885

Josh Billings was the pen name of 19th-century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw. He was a famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States during the latter half of the 19th century. He is often compared to Mark Twain.
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“It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too.”

Josh Billings
Apr 21, 1818 - Oct 14, 1885

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