One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.

Quote by Josh Billings

Topics: Affection Quotes, Pride Quotes

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.

A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to...

A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to...

There are very few good judges of humor, and they don't agree.

There are very few good judges of humor, and they don't agree.

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...

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal...

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal...

Silence is said to be golden, but the best fools the world has ever produced...

Silence is said to be golden, but the best fools the world has ever produced...

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

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

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

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.

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

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

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

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

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at...

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at...

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

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

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.

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...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions

Behind every great man there is a surprised woman.

Behind every great man there is a surprised woman.