Josh Billings
Josh Billings
Josh Billings was the pen name of 19th-century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw. He was a famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States, perhaps second only to Mark Twain, during the latter half of the 19th century...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 April 1818
CityLanesborough, MA
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational wise silly
The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
hate advice despise
We hate those who will not take our advice, and despise them who do.
love friendship dog
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.
funny witty educational
There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.
family marriage pants
As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them.
men moral comedy
The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm.
wisdom sleep learning
Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.
faith men comedy
Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at.
inspirational fitness time
There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it.
funny happiness happy
If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the old woman did her lost spectacles, safe on her own nose all the time.
inspirational smile anniversary
Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.
inspirational wrestling common-sense
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
business grease complaining
The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
funny trust truth
As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.