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
Josh Billings quotes about
follies man
Every man has his follies -- and often they are the most interesting thing he had got.
affection american-comedian best cures man pride puts temporary vomit wants
One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.
rich trouble wealth
It ain't so much trouble to get rich as it is to tell when we have got rich.
expense good pay road ruin travelers
The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travelers pay the expense of it.
american-comedian knowledge
Knowledge is like money: the more one gets, the more one craves.
bits dodge fly fret worry
It is the little bits of things that fret and worry us, we can dodge an elephant, but we can't a fly
depends life man stuff whether
Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he's made of
cologne flattery swallowed
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed
borrow debt money within
Always live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.
hundred known remarkable
I've never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for anything else
fools-and-foolishness mostly
Everyone has his foolishness and mostly those are the most interesting things a person has.
mistake doe reason
Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.
greatest-victory gains funny-business
One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.
funny witty memories
There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.