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

Quote by Josh Billings

Topics: Life Quotes

I have never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable...

I have never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable...

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

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...

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could...

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We could...

There are two things in this life for which we are never fully prepared and...

There are two things in this life for which we are never fully prepared and...

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

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

Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.

Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.

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...

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to...

Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to...

If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the...

If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the...

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

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

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he...

Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he...

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

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.

Some folks are wise and some otherwise.

Some folks are wise and some otherwise.

A recent conversation: Dubya: Look at the clock, time is racing! Cheney: That's the second...

A recent conversation: Dubya: Look at the clock, time is racing! Cheney: That's the second...

We grow old more through indolence, than through age.

We grow old more through indolence, than through age.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

The people who practise what they preach only teach correctly& perfectly the lessons and values...

The people who practise what they preach only teach correctly& perfectly the lessons and values...