498 Quotes by Josh Billings

Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he's made of

Metaphysics is the science of proving what we don't understand.

Satire that is seasonable and just is often more effectual than law or gospel.

I never had a man come to me for advice yet, but what I soon discovered that he thought more of his own opinion than he did of mine.

Love iz like the meazles; we kant have it bad but onst, and the later in life we have it the tuffer it goes with us

He whom prosperity humbles, and adversity strengthens, is the true hero.

Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.

Advice can be like cod liver oil, easy enough to administer but not so pleasant to take for anybody.

Solitude: A good place to visit, but a poor place to stay