Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at.

Quote by Josh Billings

Topics: Confession Quotes

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

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...

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you...

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you...

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

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

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...

It's not the things you don't know that fool you. It's the things you do...

It's not the things you don't know that fool you. It's the things you do...

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.

Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.

Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.

Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return.

Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return.

Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist:...

Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist:...

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...

Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he...

Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he...

I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home...

I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home...

It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so.

It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so.

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

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

Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one...

Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one...

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense...

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense...

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

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

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the...

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the...

Love is so short, forgetting is so long.

Love is so short, forgetting is so long.