Genuine grief is like penitence, not clamorous but subdued; sorrow from the housetops and penitence in a market place shows more ambition than piety.


Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

Josh Billings Quotes

Genuine grief is like penitence, not clamorous but subdued; sorrow from the housetops and penitence in a market place shows more ambition than piety.

Genuine grief is like penitence, not clamorous but subdued; sorrow from the housetops and penitence in a market place shows more ambition than piety.

Genuine grief is like penitence, not clamorous but subdued; sorrow from the housetops and penitence in a market place shows more ambition than piety.

Genuine grief is like penitence, not clamorous but subdued; sorrow from the housetops and penitence in a market place shows more ambition than piety.