“There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.”
Intelligence
“The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.”
BestAll Quotes by Josh Billings
“A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug.”
Happiness“The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.”
Wisdom“Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.”
Learning“The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.”
Fear“The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm.”
Money“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.”
Love“It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.”
Money“There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.”
Funny“Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.”
Thankful“Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.”
Funny“Love looks through a telescope envy, through a microscope.”
Love“Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread.”
Wisdom“It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash.”
God“Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place.”
Good“There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.”
Change“As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them.”
Family“Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.”
Money“One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.”
Best“If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the old woman did her lost spectacles, safe on her own nose all the time.”
Happiness