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When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could ha

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. – Josh Billings

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One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs. – Josh Billings

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