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> [Fuss is half-sister to hurry, and neither of them can do anything without getting in their own way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/fuss-is-half-sister-to-hurry-and-neither-of-them-can-do-anything/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

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> [Despatch is taking time by the ears; hurry is taking it by the end of the tail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/despatch-is-taking-time-by-the-ears-hurry-is-taking-it-by-the-end-of/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

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## Other authors on Hurry

## More by Josh Billings

> [It ain't because lovers are so sensitive that they quarrel so often; it is because there is so much fun n the making up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/it-ain-t-because-lovers-are-so-sensitive-that-they-quarrel-so-often/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/man-was-created-a-little-lower-than-the-angels-and-has-been-getting-a/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [There is only one good substitute for the endearments of a sister, and that is the endearments of some other fellow's sister.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/there-is-only-one-good-substitute-for-the-endearments-of-a-sister-and/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he's made of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/life-is-a-grindstone-and-whether-it-grinds-a-man-down-or-polishes-him/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [Its harly my dog A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/its-harly-my-dog-a-dog-is-the-only-thing-on-earth-that-loves-you-more/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [Perseverance is king.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/perseverance-is-king/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [Unless we put heart and soul into our labor we but brutify our actions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/unless-we-put-heart-and-soul-into-our-labor-we-but-brutify-our-actions/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [A secret ceases to be a secret if it is once confided - it is like a dollar bill, once broken, it is never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/a-secret-ceases-to-be-a-secret-if-it-is-once-confided-it-is-like-a/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [If a man is right, he can't be too radical; if he is wrong, he can't be too conservative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/if-a-man-is-right-he-can-t-be-too-radical-if-he-is-wrong-he-can-t-be/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/as-a-general-rule-if-you-want-to-get-at-the-truth-hear-both-sides-and/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/economy-is-a-savings-bank-into-which-men-drop-pennies-and-get-dollars/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [Self-made men are most always apt to be a little too proud of the job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/self-made-men-are-most-always-apt-to-be-a-little-too-proud-of-the-job/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [Poverty is one of them kind of misfortunes that we all of us dread but none of us pity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/poverty-is-one-of-them-kind-of-misfortunes-that-we-all-of-us-dread/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [If the world despises a hypocrite, what must they think of him in heaven?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/if-the-world-despises-a-hypocrite-what-must-they-think-of-him-in/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

> [The man who gets bit twice by the same dog is better adapted for that kind of business than any other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-billings/the-man-who-gets-bit-twice-by-the-same-dog-is-better-adapted-for-that/)

[Josh Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-billings/)

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