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I don't believe in bad luck being set for a man, like a trap, but i have known lots of folks, who if there was any first rate bad luck lying around loose, would be sure to get one foot in it anyhow.

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I know plenty of folks who are so condem contrary, that if they should fall into the river, they would insist upon floating up stream.

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Some folks as they grow older grow wise but most folks simply grow stubborner.

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Experience has the same effect on most folks that age has on a goose, it makes them tougher.

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Them folks who are sudden, ain't apt to be solid; lively streams are always shallow.

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I don't never have any trouble in regulating my own conduct, but to keep other folks straight is what bothers me.

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Prejudice is a house plant that is very apt to wither if you take it out doors amongst folks.

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Josh Billings

Josh Billings
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Born: April 21, 1818
Died: October 14, 1885 (aged 67)
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