The trouble with people is not that they don't know but that they know so much that ain't so.

Quote by Josh Billings

Topics: Josh Billings Quotes

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

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

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...

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.

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

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...

When a young man begins to go down hill everything seems to be greased for...

When a young man begins to go down hill everything seems to be greased for...

Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been

Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been

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...

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...

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

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

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck...

As long as we are lucky we attribute it to our smartness; our bad luck...

The less we know the more we suspect

The less we know the more we suspect

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

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

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

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

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

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,...

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...

I've never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for...

I've never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for...

Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul.

Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.