Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he's made of.

Quote by Josh Billings

Topics: Life Quotes

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly...

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly...

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...

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

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.

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...

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.

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

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,...

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.

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without...

There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without...

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 best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who...

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

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

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...

Thought is the organizing factor in man, intersected between the causal primary instincts and the...

Thought is the organizing factor in man, intersected between the causal primary instincts and the...

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

Change your thoughts, and you change your world

Change your thoughts, and you change your world