Josh Billings

Poverty is the step-mother of genius.

Poverty is the step-mother of genius.

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am read more

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am the most concerned of the first time.

It is a statistical fact that the wicked work harder to reach hell than the righteous do to enter heaven.

It is a statistical fact that the wicked work harder to reach hell than the righteous do to enter heaven.

One-half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.

One-half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.

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

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