Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Josh Billings
Born: April 21, 1818
Died: October 14, 1885 (aged 67)
Bio: 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, perhaps second only to Mark Twain, during the latter half of the 19th century.
Known for:
- Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings (1865)
- Josh Billings on Ice, and Other Things (1868)
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