My Favourite 15 Josh Billings Quotations

A quick compilation of fifteen of the very best Josh Billings quotes:

(In no particuar order)

“There are two kinds of fools: those who can’t change their opinions and those who won’t.”

-Josh Billings

“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well”

-Josh Billings

“Poverty is the stepmother of genius.”

-Josh Billings

“Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.”

-Josh Billings

“There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can’t tell the truth without lying.”

-Josh Billings

“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”

-Josh Billings

“There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.”

-Josh Billings

“If you do not know how to lie, cheat, and steal, turn your attention to politics and learn.”

-Josh Billings

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

-Josh Billings

“Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.”

-Josh Billings

“Don’t put off till tomorrow what can be enjoyed today.”

-Josh Billings

“As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth – hear both sides and believe neither.”

-Josh Billings

“I honestly believe it is better to know nothing than two know what ain’t so.”

-Josh Billings

“Laughter is the fireworks of the soul.”

-Josh Billings

“Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.”

-Josh Billings

(read about Josh Billings on Wikipedia)

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