A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Fuss is half-sister to hurry, and neither of them can do anything without getting in their own way. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
The quickest way to take the starch out of someone who is always blaming himself is to agree with him. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
I hold that a man has as much right to spell a word as it is pronounced as he has to pronounce… — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen… — Josh Billings 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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Its harly my dog A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Unless we put heart and soul into our labor we but brutify our actions. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If a man is right, he can't be too radical; if he is wrong, he can't be too conservative. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Self-made men are most always apt to be a little too proud of the job. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
