39 Inspiring Quotes By Josh Billings, The Celebrated American Humorist
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.
The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
In the whole history of the world there is but one thing that money cannot buy...to wit--the wag of a dog's tail.
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well
Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
Don't put off till tomorrow what can be enjoyed today.
One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
The squeeky wheel gets the grease.
Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.
Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.
Success does not consist in never making blunders, but in never making the same one a second time.
The trouble with most folks isn't their ignorance. It's knowin' so many things that ain't so.
Laughing is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one spot.
There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.
Genius after all ain't anything more then elegant common sense.
Lying is like trying to hide in a fog: If you move about you're in danger of bumping your head against the truth, and as soon as the fog blows off, you are gone anyhow.
There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.
Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.
Be like a postage stamp— stick to one thing until you get there.
Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.
About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.
It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.
Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.
