Josh Billings

Josh Billings

43 quotes

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."

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

— Josh Billings

Money

All Quotes by Josh Billings

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

— Josh Billings

Money

“Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.”

— Josh Billings

God

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

— Josh Billings

Learning

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

— Josh Billings

Experience

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

— Josh Billings

Change

“There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.”

— Josh Billings

Funny

“There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.”

— Josh Billings

Funny

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

— Josh Billings

Best

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

— Josh Billings

Intelligence

“If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety.”

— Josh Billings

Faith

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

— Josh Billings

Best

“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

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

— Josh Billings

Thankful

“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

“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

“To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.”

— Josh Billings

Travel

“Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place.”

— Josh Billings

Good

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

— Josh Billings

Truth

“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.”

— Josh Billings

Love

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

— Josh Billings

Women