Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread.
topics: Inspirational , Reality keywords: bread, honesty , world
Josh Billings
Date of birth: 1818-04-12
Date of death: 1885-10-14
Quotes number: 82
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