Quotes by

Josh Billings

It aint often that a mans reputation outlasts his money. – Josh Billings

Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it wont buy the wag of his tail. – Josh Billings

Genius aint anything more than elegant common sense. – Josh Billings

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God cant help but smile on it. – Josh Billings

Theres a great power in words, if you dont hitch too many of them together. – Josh Billings

Theres a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they havent the time to enjoy it. – Josh Billings

There are two kinds of fools: those who cant change their opinions and those who wont. – Josh Billings

The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it aint gout. – Josh Billings

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease. – Josh Billings

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. – Josh Billings

The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm. – Josh Billings

Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we make it go. – Josh Billings

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has. – Josh Billings

Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves. – Josh Billings

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing. – Josh Billings

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment. – Josh Billings

A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug. – Josh Billings

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. – Josh Billings

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash. – Josh Billings

Every man has his follies – and often they are the most interesting thing he has got. – Josh Billings