#givingup — Public Fediverse posts
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A quotation from Josh Billings
He who aims at perfekshun will probably miss the mark, but he who aims at nothing, iz sure to hit it every time.
[He who aims at perfection will probably miss the mark, but he who aims at nothing, is sure to hit it every time.]Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1876-08 (1876 ed.)More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/84621/
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A quotation from Ambrose Bierce
PATIENCE, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Patience,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/74496…
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