498 Quotes by Josh Billings

Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.

Self-made men are most always apt to be a little too proud of the job.

All the honesty in the world ain't legal tender for one loaf of bread

Peace is the soft and holy shadow that virtue casts.

Wise men have but few confidants, and cunning ones none.

Fashion makes fools of some, sinners of others, and slaves of all.

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash.

Truth is the edict of God.

People who have nothing to say are never at a loss in talking.