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
wicked world fool
The fools in this world make about as much trouble as the wicked do.
pockets creeds
Sekts and creeds ov religion, are like pocket compesses, good enuff tu pinte out the direction, but the nearer the pole yu git thewuss tha wurk.
substitutes endearment fellows
There is only one good substitute for the endearments of a sister, and that is the endearments of some other fellow's sister.
pity unfortunate
The unfortunate do not pity the unfortunate.
noblemen wealth pedigree
Nature makes all the noblemen; wealth, education, or pedigree never made one yet.
grease wheels obviousness
the squeeky wheel gets the grease.
funny-life heart journey
My advice to those who are about to begin, in earnest, the journey of life, is to take their heart in one hand and a club in the other.
intelligence aristocracy comedy
There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.
cows milk
Keep a cow, and the milk won't have to be watered but once.
selfishness world would-be
Take the selfishness out of this world and there would be more happiness than we should know what to do with.
honesty giving support
Taking from others never results in prosperity. If we steal from others, life will steal from us. There is an incredible abundance on this planet. True prosperity begins with feeling good about yourself and about the choices you make. Life is here for us. Life is here to support us in every way. We give out, we get back. 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.
metaphysics prove
Metaphysics is the science of proving what we don't understand.
time blow four
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just, But four times he who gets his blow in fust
brains critic demands good judgment possess
To be a good critic demands more brains and judgment than most men possess