Josh Billings
Josh Billings
Josh Billings was the pen name of 19th-century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw. He was a famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States, perhaps second only to Mark Twain, during the latter half of the 19th century...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 April 1818
CityLanesborough, MA
CountryUnited States of America
giving long luck
As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck we give the gods credit for.
owing-a-debt enough easy
Debt is like any other trap, easy enough to get into, but hard enough to get out of.
suicide cheating jobs
Suicide is cheating the doctor out of job.
inspirational funny life
The greatest thief this world has ever produced is procrastination, and he is still at large.
character giving reputation
To enjoy a good reputation, give publicly, and steal privately.
fun medicine whole
There is not a whole lot of fun in medicine but there is a whole lot of medicine in fun.
funny money income
You should always live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do so.
writing poverty wealth
Seneca devoted much of his time to writing essays in praise of poverty, and in lending money at usurious rates.
widows young stills
Young widows still bide their time.
wise wisdom men
A man cannot learn to be wise any more than he can learn to be handsome.
want world this-world
Everybody in this world wants watching, but nobody more than ourselves.
laughter hands hair
When you do laugh, open your mouth wide enough for the noise to get out without squealing, throw your head back as though you were going to be shaved, hold on to your false hair with both hands and then laugh till your soul gets thoroughly rested.
work heart soul
Unless we put heart and soul into our labor we but brutify our actions.
passion doe virtue
Virtue does not consist in the absence of the passions, but in the control of them.