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

Quote by Josh Billings

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There is a sort of charm in ugliness, if the person has some redeeming qualities...

There is a sort of charm in ugliness, if the person has some redeeming qualities...

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its...

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its...

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

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

If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to...

If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to...

We hate those who will not take our advice and despise those who do.

We hate those who will not take our advice and despise those who do.

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply.

There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply.

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

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

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

Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be...

Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be...

When a man comes to me for advice I find out the kind of advice...

When a man comes to me for advice I find out the kind of advice...

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.

Men mourn for what they have lost; women for what they ain't got.

Men mourn for what they have lost; women for what they ain't got.

One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best...

One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best...

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who...

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who...

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as...

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as...

There are very few good judges of humor, and they don't agree.

There are very few good judges of humor, and they don't agree.

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

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

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

Have faith in your dreams and someday your rainbow will come smiling through. No matter...

Have faith in your dreams and someday your rainbow will come smiling through. No matter...