Truth Quotes by Josh Billings

It ain't because lovers are so sensitive that they quarrel so often; it is because there is so much fun n the making up.

— Josh Billings

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.

— Josh Billings

There is only one good substitute for the endearments of a sister, and that is the endearments of some other fellow's sister.

— Josh Billings

Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he's made of.

— Josh Billings

Its harly my dog A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.

— Josh Billings

Perseverance is king.

— Josh Billings

Unless we put heart and soul into our labor we but brutify our actions.

— Josh Billings

A secret ceases to be a secret if it is once confided - it is like a dollar bill, once broken, it is never…

— Josh Billings

If a man is right, he can't be too radical; if he is wrong, he can't be too conservative.

— Josh Billings

As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither.

— Josh Billings

Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return.

— Josh Billings

Self-made men are most always apt to be a little too proud of the job.

— Josh Billings

Poverty is one of them kind of misfortunes that we all of us dread but none of us pity.

— Josh Billings

If the world despises a hypocrite, what must they think of him in heaven?

— Josh Billings

The man who gets bit twice by the same dog is better adapted for that kind of business than any other.

— Josh Billings