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
mistake doe reason
Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.
happiness happy dog
Don't mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs.
art writing knowing
The great art of writing is knowing when to stop.
logic politeness convince
Politeness is better than logic. You can often persuade when you cannot convince.
experience lucky grindstone
Experience is a grindstone; and it is lucky for us, if we can get brightened by it, and not ground.
wise stupidity-and-ignorance folks
Some folks are wise and some otherwise.
art originality honest
About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.
forgiveness jobs men
It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too.
worry people sorrow
There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them.
poor good-place
A good place to visit, but a poor place to stay.
dog tails world
In the whole history of the world there is but one thing that money cannot buy...to wit--the wag of a dog's tail.
elephants worry dodge
It is the little bits of things that fret and worry us; we can dodge a elephant, but we can't dodge a fly.
dog children water
Newfoundland dogs are good to save children from drowning, but you must have a pond of water handy and a child, or else there will be no profit in boarding a Newfoundland.
sarcastic men hills
When a young man begins to go down hill everything seems to be greased for the occasion.