No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

Quote by Josh Billings

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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.

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...

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

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...

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

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

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,...

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has bin getting a little...

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has bin getting a little...

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...

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.

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...

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time...

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time...

A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.

A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.

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...

My advice to those who are about to begin, in earnest, the journey of life,...

My advice to those who are about to begin, in earnest, the journey of life,...

Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his...

Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his...

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...

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...

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

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

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...