When a man comes to me for advice I find out the kind of advice he wants - and I give it to him.

Quote by Josh Billings

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

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

It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.

It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck...

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck...

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

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

The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.

The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.

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

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

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...

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

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

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

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...

The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so...

The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so...

As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has...

As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has...

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for...

Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for...

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...

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself...

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself...

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.