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Josh Billings on Money

1818–1885 United States

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The wealth ov a person should be estimated, not bi the amount he haz, but bi the use he makes ov it.

Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

When a doktor looks me square in the face and kant see no money in me, then i am happy.

Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

If thare iz enny human being that i thoroughly loath, it iz the one who haz nothing tew boast ov but hiz money--a mere pimp tew hiz welth.

Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

I don't kno az i want tew bet enny money, and giv odds, on the man, who iz alwus anxious tew pray out loud, every chance he kan git.

Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

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