Josh Billings

Knowledge is like...

Knowledge is like...

Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves.

Source: In Instant...

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There's a great...

There's a great...

There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

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About the most...

About the most...

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good...

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Common sense is...

Common sense is...

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be...

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Flattery is like...

Flattery is like...

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

Source: In Correct...

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As a general...

As a general...

As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither.

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Solitude: A good...

Solitude: A good...

Solitude: A good place to visit, but a poor place to stay.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Life consists not...

Life consists not...

Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing well those you do hold.

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Confess your sins...

Confess your sins...

Confess your sins to the Lord, and you will be forgiven; confess them to men, and you will be laughed...

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A slander is...

A slander is...

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

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As long as...

As long as...

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck we give the gods credit...

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When a man...

When a man...

When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to...

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One-half the troubles...

One-half the troubles...

One-half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon...

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Keep a cow,...

Keep a cow,...

Keep a cow, and the milk won't have to be watered but once.

Source: In Correct...

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Consider the postage...

Consider the postage...

Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets...

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I have lived...

I have lived...

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am the most concerned...

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The trouble with...

The trouble with...

The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't...

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As scarce as...

As scarce as...

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

Source:...

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If a man...

If a man...

If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy...

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It is the...

It is the...

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

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