I haven't got as much money as some folks, but I've got as much impudence as any of them, and that's the next thing to money.

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

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.

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.

Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.

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

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

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...

There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

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...

Confess your sins to the Lord, and you will be forgiven; confess them to men,...

Confess your sins to the Lord, and you will be forgiven; confess them to men,...

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...

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 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.

When a young man begins to go down hill everything seems to be greased for...

When a young man begins to go down hill everything seems to be greased for...

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...

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

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

Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.

Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.

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

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

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

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.

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...