Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1889 — Josh Billings’ Philosophy. [ARTICLE]

Josh Billings’ Philosophy.

Prase is sown with one hand, censure with two. After all iz sed and done, thare are but phew persons, if enny, ov real merit who fail to he appreshiated in this world. The gods luv to help them who help them seifs, and so do men. .. It allwus takes two to keep up a quarrel, an<L*keeps them both bizzy. Arrows of wit should be shot from a bo ov good sense. Whole volumes hav bin writ praising the beauty ov kontentment; and yet we are prone to beleave that thoze who prase it the most hsv the least ov it He who baz the most virtew haz the least suapishion. I hav known people Who had so little karakter that they was jest, as apt to do thing wrong az rito. When yu hav a ded sure thing, then is the time to go slo, and keep both eyes on the gun. Yn kant do a man a grater injury than to wink at hiz faults. Bsd luk strengthens our back bone, while good luk often only weakens our sttuxu&nk. Fiddling one string iz no grate accomplishment; besides, it unfits a man for enny thing else. I wouldn’t dri up the tears ov this world if I could: they are often the only things that poor human natur haz to bathe her troubles in.