Quotes by
Josh Billings |
1818-1885 , American humorist
Josh Billings, born Henry Wheeler Shaw, was a popular American humorist and lecturer known for his witty aphorisms and phonetic spelling style. Often compared to Mark Twain, his humor focused on common sense, human nature, and everyday life. Works like “Josh Billings’ Farmer's Allminax” gained widespread popularity. | 17 quotes | 701 visits |
Quotations
| • | Solitude is a good place to visit, but a poor place to stay. 4 |
| • | Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope. 4 |
| • | Some folks are wise and some otherwise. 3 |
| • | It ain't what a man don't know that makes him a fool, but what he does know that ain't so. 3 |
| • | Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it. 3 |
| • | Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying “yes” too quickly and not saying “no” soon enough. 2 |
| • | There is but one thing that money can not buy: to wit the wag of a dog’s tail. 2 |
| • | The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust. 2 |
| • | It is a great art to be superior to others without letting them know it. 1 |
| • | Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs. 1 |
| • | It is the little bits of things that fret and worry us; we can dodge an elephant, but we can't dodge a fly. 1 |
| • | Marrying a woman for her money is very much like setting a rat-trap, and baiting it with your own finger. 1 |
| • | The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way. 1 |
| • | As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth, hear both sides and believe neither. 1 |
| • | One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. 1 |
| • | If you do not know how to lie, cheat, and steal, turn your attention to politics and learn. 1 |
| • | Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there. 1 |
