Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.

Quote by Josh Billings

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The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him...

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him...

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.

Some folks are wise and some otherwise.

Some folks are wise and some otherwise.

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

I've never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for...

I've never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for...

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.

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has bin getting a little...

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has bin getting a little...

Most people when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions...

Most people when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions...

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time...

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time...

The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't...

The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't...

It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his...

It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his...

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.

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Knowledge is like money: the more one gets, the more one craves.

Knowledge is like money: the more one gets, the more one craves.

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.

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God...

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God...

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their...

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their...

Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.

Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.