Josh Billings's Quote - Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on

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Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on

Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight. – Josh Billings

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Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has. – Josh Billings

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Experience increases our wisdom but doesnt reduce our follies. – Josh Billings

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Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it wont buy the wag of his tail. – Josh Billings

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Enter through the narrow gate. The gate that leads to damnation is wide, the road is clear, and many choose to travel it. But how narrow is the gate that leads to life, how rough the road, and how few there are who find it. Mathew 7:13-14 – Bible

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