Josh Billings

Josh Billings

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As an American humorist, Josh Billings earned a lasting place in the canon of memorable quotations. Josh Billings's observations on Money are as sharp as their thoughts on Best, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Explore 55 quotes by Josh Billings on subjects including Money, Best, Wisdom, Funny, and Truth — each one a window into a distinctive way of seeing the world. One quote that captures their voice: "As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand."

“One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.”

— Josh Billings

Best

All Quotes by Josh Billings

“Love looks through a telescope envy, through a microscope.”

— Josh Billings

Love

“The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.”

— Josh Billings

Fear

“There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply.”

— Josh Billings

Experience

“There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without lying.”

— Josh Billings

Truth

“There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it.”

— Josh Billings

Fitness

“The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.”

— Josh Billings

Wisdom

“A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug.”

— Josh Billings

Happiness

“Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.”

— Josh Billings

Funny

“I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home and have a good cry.”

— Josh Billings

Age

“Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.”

— Josh Billings

Thankful

“Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.”

— Josh Billings

Learning

“One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.”

— Josh Billings

Best

“Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.”

— Josh Billings

Learning

“Men mourn for what they have lost women for what they ain't got.”

— Josh Billings

Women

“There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.”

— Josh Billings

Intelligence

“As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.”

— Josh Billings

Truth

“Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.”

— Josh Billings

Intelligence

“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.”

— Josh Billings

Forgiveness

“Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.”

— Josh Billings

Funny

“Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.”

— Josh Billings

Money