Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.

Quote by Josh Billings

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It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent...

It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent...

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.

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...

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...

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:...

The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral...

The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral...

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...

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself...

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself...

When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice...

When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice...

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.

It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.

It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

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...

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

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

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 people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to...

There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to...

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...

One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best...

One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best...

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...

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you...

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you...