Josh Billings

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it.

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it.

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

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

There is [sic] two things in life for which we are never fully prepared, and that is--twins.

There is [sic] two things in life for which we are never fully prepared, and that is--twins.

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.