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."

“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.”

— Josh Billings

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All Quotes by Josh Billings

“One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best he can.”

— Josh Billings

Best

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

— Josh Billings

Funny

“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.”

— Josh Billings

Wisdom

“The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm.”

— Josh Billings

Money

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

— Josh Billings

Learning

“There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.”

— Josh Billings

Change

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

— Josh Billings

Wisdom

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

— Josh Billings

Love

“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.”

— Josh Billings

Happiness

“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

“Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves.”

— Josh Billings

Knowledge

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

— Josh Billings

Truth

“The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't gout.”

— Josh Billings

Best

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

— Josh Billings

Funny

“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.”

— Josh Billings

Good

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

— Josh Billings

Truth

“About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.”

— Josh Billings

Hope

“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.”

— Josh Billings

God

“The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.”

— Josh Billings

Best

“The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.”

— Josh Billings

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