Theory looks well on paper, but does not amount to anything without practice. Josh Billings View this quote
The devil is the father of lies, but he neglected to patent the idea, and the business now suffers from competition. Josh Billings
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The easiest thing for our friends to discover in us, and the hardest thing for us to discover in ourselves, is that we are growing old. Josh Billings
The fools in this world make about as much trouble as the wicked do. Josh Billings
The great art of writing is knowing when to stop. Josh Billings
The hardest thing any man can do is to fall down on the ice when it’s slippery, and get up and praise the Lord. Josh Billings
The highest philosophers, in explaining the mystery of this world, are obliged to call in the aid of another. Josh Billings
The man who ain’t got an enemy is really poor. Josh Billings
The man who gets bit twice by the same dog is better adapted for that kind of business than any other. Josh Billings
The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm. Josh Billings
The miser and the glutton are two facetious buzzards: one hides his store, and the other stores his hide. Josh Billings
American humorist
April 21st, 1818 - October 14th, 1885
