Josh Billings quotes - page 9

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness our bad luck we give the gods credit for. (Josh Billings)
The wicked work harder to reach hell than the righteous to reach heaven. View quote
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It is true that wealth won't make a man virtuous, but I notice there isn't anybody who wants to be poor just for the purpose of being good. View quote
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Pity cost nothing and ain't worth nothing. View quote
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Knowledge is like money the more one gets, the more one craves. View quote
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To enjoy a good reputation give publicly, and steal privately. View quote
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If a man is too right he can't be too radical if he is wrong, he can't be too conservative. View quote
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There is a significant Latin proverb to wit Who will guard the guards. View quote
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There are only two qualities in the world efficiency and inefficiency and only two sorts of people the efficient and the inefficient. View quote
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A slander is like a hornet if you cannot kill it dead the first blow, better not strike at it. View quote
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The happiest time in a man's life is when he is in the red hot pursuit of a dollar with a reasonable prospect of overtaking it. (Josh Billings)