498 Quotes by Josh Billings

Adam invented love at first sight, one of the greatest labor-saving machines the world ever saw.

There is only one good substitute for the endearments of a sister, and that is the endearments of some other fellow's sister.

It iz comparitively eazy tew repent ov the sins that we hav committed, but tew repent ov thoze which we intend to commit, is asking tew mutch ov enny man, now days.

Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for words.

Ambition is like hunger; it obeys no law but its appetite

The man who has never been tempted doesn't know how dishonest he is.

What the world wants iz [sic] good examples, not so mutch advice; advice may be wrong, but examples prove themselves.

It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so.

Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.