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 | 372 visits |
Quotations
| • | Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope. 3 |
| • | Solitude is a good place to visit, but a poor place to stay. 3 |
| • | Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it. 2 |
| • | It ain't what a man don't know that makes him a fool, but what he does know that ain't so. 2 |
| • | Some folks are wise and some otherwise. 2 |
| • | The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust. 1 |
| • | Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying “yes” too quickly and not saying “no” soon enough. 1 |
| • | Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there. |
| • | If you do not know how to lie, cheat, and steal, turn your attention to politics and learn. |
| • | One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. |
| • | There is but one thing that money can not buy: to wit the wag of a dog’s tail. |
| • | As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth, hear both sides and believe neither. |
| • | The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way. |
| • | Marrying a woman for her money is very much like setting a rat-trap, and baiting it with your own finger. |
| • | It is the little bits of things that fret and worry us; we can dodge an elephant, but we can't dodge a fly. |
| • | Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs. |
| • | It is a great art to be superior to others without letting them know it. |
