My advice to those who are about to begin, in earnest, the journey of life, is to take their heart in one hand and a club in the other.

Quote by Josh Billings

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There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

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.

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...

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

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

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.

There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing...

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing...

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

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

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...

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...

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:...

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

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

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes but conscience never does.

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...

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...

Let your thoughts meander towards a sea of ideas.

Let your thoughts meander towards a sea of ideas.

It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.

It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.