Quotes by Josh Billings

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

#Josh Billings

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense...

#Josh Billings

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him...

#Josh Billings

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who...

#Affection, #Pride

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

#Arguments, #Silence

There is a sort of charm in ugliness, if the person has some redeeming qualities...

#Charm

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

#Common Sense

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

#Confession

Contentment is a kind of moral laziness; if thare want ennything but contentment in his...

#Contentment

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

#Doing Your Best

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

#Flattery

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

#Forgiveness, #Revenge