Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit.

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.

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...

Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we...

Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we...

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,...

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...

The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.

The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.

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.

Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can...

Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can...

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...

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

Remember the poor, it costs nothing.

It's not the things you don't know that fool you. It's the things you do...

It's not the things you don't know that fool you. It's the things you do...

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

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.

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:...

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

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

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.

Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so.

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as...

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as...

Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be...

Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be...

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...

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.