498 Quotes by Josh Billings

Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.

If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the old woman did her lost spectacles, safe on her own nose all the time.

Seneca devoted much of his time to writing essays in praise of poverty, and in lending money at usurious rates.

The nearest we can come to) perfect happiness is to cheat ourselves with the belief that we have got it.

A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug.

When a man gets talking about himself, he seldom fails to be eloquent and often reaches the sublime.

It is a great deal easier for a man to find a pedigree to fit his virtues than virtues to fit his pedigree.

Young widows still bide their time.

Experience increases our wisdom but doesn't reduce our follies.