Josh Billings ( 10 of 69 )
Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.
Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.
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.
Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.
Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.
There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: Twins.
There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: Twins.
Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on read more
Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.
Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend.
Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend.
One-half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.
One-half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.
A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.
A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.
Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit.
Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit.
Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.
Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.
