"Men mourn for what they have lost women for what they ain't got."
-Josh Billings
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"It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash.“
-Josh Billings
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"Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has."
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"Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe."
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"The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease."
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"Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread."
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