A quick compilation of fifteen of the very best Josh Billings quotes:
(In no particuar order)
“There are two kinds of fools: those who can’t change their opinions and those who won’t.”
-Josh Billings
“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well”
-Josh Billings
“Poverty is the stepmother of genius.”
-Josh Billings
“Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.”
-Josh Billings
“There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can’t tell the truth without lying.”
-Josh Billings
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”
-Josh Billings
“There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.”
-Josh Billings
“If you do not know how to lie, cheat, and steal, turn your attention to politics and learn.”
-Josh Billings
“Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.”
-Josh Billings
“Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.”
-Josh Billings
“Don’t put off till tomorrow what can be enjoyed today.”
-Josh Billings
“As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth – hear both sides and believe neither.”
-Josh Billings
“I honestly believe it is better to know nothing than two know what ain’t so.”
-Josh Billings
“Laughter is the fireworks of the soul.”
-Josh Billings
“Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.”
-Josh Billings
(read about Josh Billings on Wikipedia)
