Billings, Josh -- Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1876-06 (1876 ed.)

Dave — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:25:35 +0000

It aint no disgrace for a man to fall, but to lay thare, and grunt, iz.

[It ain’t no disgrace for a man to fall, but to lay there, and grunt, is.]

Josh Billings (1818–1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1876-06 (1876 ed.)

~Other -- Jon Sinclair

Dave — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:24:46 +0000

Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.

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Jon Sinclair