Josh Billings

There is a significant Latin proverb; to wit: Who will guard the guards?

There is a significant Latin proverb; to wit: Who will guard the guards?

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.

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

It is the little bits of things that fret and worry us; we can dodge an elephant, but we can't read more

It is the little bits of things that fret and worry us; we can dodge an elephant, but we can't dodge a fly.