Josh Billings

Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.

Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.

Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.

Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.

There is a sort of charm in ugliness, if the person has some redeeming qualities and is only ugly enough

There is a sort of charm in ugliness, if the person has some redeeming qualities and is only ugly enough

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

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