When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned…

Quote by Josh Billings

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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...

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

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

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...

Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man...

Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man...

We hate those who will not take our advice and despise those who do.

We hate those who will not take our advice and despise those who do.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

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

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

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

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

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

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...

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,...

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their...

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their...

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he...

Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he...

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...

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

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

There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who...

There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who...

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...