Josh Billings ( 10 of 69 )
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend.
Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend.
Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets read more
Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer.
Occasions are rare; and those who know how to seize upon them are rarer.
Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on read more
Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.
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.
Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit.
Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit.
A slander is like a hornet; if you can't kill it dead the first time, better not strike at it.
A slander is like a hornet; if you can't kill it dead the first time, better not strike at it.
Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.
Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.
