498 Quotes by Josh Billings

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

It is true that wealth won't make a man virtuous, but I notice there ain't anybody who wants to be poor just for the purpose of being good.

Silence is said to be golden, but the best fools the world has ever produced had nothing to say on the subject

There are very few good judges of humor, and they don't agree.

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.

What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul I suppose this depends somewhat upon the size of the soul. I think there are cases where the trade would do.

I would much rather always look forward to the time when I am going to ride in a carriage, than to look back on the time when I used to.

We mingle in society not so much to meet others as to escape ourselves.

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