“If there was no faith there would be no living in this world.” — Josh Billings Faith Copy Share Image
One of rarest things that a man ever does is to do the best he can. — Josh Billings Doing your best Copy Share Image
A good reliable set of bowels is worth more to a man than any quantity of brains. — Josh Billings Bowels Copy Share Image
It ain't no disgrace for a man to fall, but to lie there and grunt is. — Josh Billings Disgrace Copy Share Image
Society is composed of slow Christians and wide-awake sinners. — Josh Billings Awake Copy Share Image
There's one good thing about tight shoes; they make you forget your other troubles. — Josh Billings Fashion Copy Share Image
The happiest time in any man's life is when he is in red-hot pursuit of a dollar with a reasonable prospect of… — Josh Billings Business Copy Share Image
Contentment is a kind of moral laziness; if thare want ennything but contentment in his world, man wouldn't be any more of… — Josh Billings Character Copy Share Image
The highest philosophers, in explaining the mystery of this world, are obliged to call in the aid of another. — Josh Billings Aids Copy Share Image
The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide. — Josh Billings Buzzards Copy Share Image
We have some writers so abstruse and deep that they drown themselves in their fathomless sentences. — Josh Billings Drown Copy Share Image
I called my cat William because no shorter name fits the dignity of his character. Poor old man, he has fits now,… — Josh Billings Cat Copy Share Image
True wisdom is plenty of experience, observation, and reflection. False wisdom is plenty of ignorance, arrogance, and impudence. — Josh Billings Arrogance Copy Share Image
If you do not know how to lie, cheat, and steal, turn your attention to politics and learn. — Josh Billings Attention Copy Share Image
If men were stubborn just in proportion as they were right, stubbornness would take her seat among the virtues; but men are… — Josh Billings Greatness Copy Share Image
When you do laugh, open your mouth wide enough for the noise to get out without squealing, throw your head back as… — Josh Billings Comedy Copy Share Image
What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul I suppose this depends somewhat… — Josh Billings Cases Copy Share Image
It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow.… — Josh Billings Enough Copy Share Image
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.… — Josh Billings Famous Copy Share Image
Lying is like trying to hide in a fog: If you move about you're in danger of bumping your head against the… — Josh Billings Blow Copy Share Image
Common sense is an instinct given to man and enough of it is genius. Smartness is measured by the level of common… — Josh Billings Common Copy Share Image
Newfoundland dogs are good to save children from drowning, but you must have a pond of water handy and a child, or… — Josh Billings Animal Copy Share Image
Taking from others never results in prosperity. If we steal from others, life will steal from us. There is an incredible abundance… — Josh Billings About yourself Copy Share Image
“There is one kind of laugh that I always did recommend; it looks out of the eye first with a merry twinkle,… — Josh Billings Angels Copy Share Image
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