Tag Archives: Josh Billings

Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return. Josh Billings

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

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has. Josh Billings

Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal. Josh Billings

Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we make it go. Josh Billings

Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place. Josh Billings

Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take. Josh Billings

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could not even eat hash with any safety. Josh Billings

One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best he can. Josh Billings

Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough. Josh Billings