Josh Billings

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.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.

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

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

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.

It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those that we intend read more

It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those that we intend to commit.