“Advice is like kissing: it costs nothing and is a pleasant thing to do.”
Filter quotes by topic
Famous Josh Billings Quotes
“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.”
Source: Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day
“Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.”
“Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.”
“The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.”
“Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.”
“The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.”
Source: Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day
“Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.”
Source: Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day
“The trouble with most folks isn't their ignorance. It's knowin' so many things that ain't so.”
Source: Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day
“The greatest thief this world has ever produced is procrastination, and he is still at large.”
Source: Josh Billings' Wit and Humor