Josh Billings quotes

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute. (Josh Billings)
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way. View quote
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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. View quote
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There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. View quote
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Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope. View quote
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As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. View quote
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Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got. View quote
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Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been. View quote
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Experience increases our wisdom but doesn't reduce our follies. View quote
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A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. View quote
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It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so. (Josh Billings)
To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while. View quote
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Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take. View quote
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Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs. View quote
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I don't care how much a person talks, if they only say it in a few words. View quote
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The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease. View quote
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As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them. View quote
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The hardest thing any man can do is to fall down on the ice when it's slippery, and get up and praise the Lord. View quote
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When a man gets talking about himself, he seldom fails to be eloquent and often reaches the sublime. View quote
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Poverty is the step-mother of genius. View quote
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just, and four times he who gets his fist in fust. (Josh Billings)
Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has. View quote
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The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear. View quote
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Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at. View quote
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The devil is the father of lies, but he neglected to patent the idea, and the business now suffers from competition. View quote
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