Josh Billings

Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he read more

Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he must be numb.

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We couldn't even eat hash with safety.

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We couldn't even eat hash with safety.

A slander is like a hornet; if you can't kill it dead the first time, better not strike at it.

A slander is like a hornet; if you can't kill it dead the first time, better not strike at it.

The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide.

The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide.

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