Source: Everybody's Friend, Or Josh Billing's Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor
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Famous Josh Billings Quotes
“The fools in this world make about as much trouble as the wicked do.”
“Take the humbug out of this world, and you haven't much left to do business with.”
Source: Josh Billings' Wit and Humor
“Everybody in this world wants watching, but nobody more than ourselves.”
“Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit.”
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
“If the world despises a hypocrite, what must they think of him in heaven?”
“Adam invented love at first sight, one of the greatest labor-saving machines the world ever saw.”