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
believe honestly
I honestly believe it is better tew know nothing than tew know what ain't so
american-comedian common elegant genius
Genius ain't nothing more than elegant common sense.
american-comedian folks ignorance knowing trouble
The trouble with most folks ain't so much their ignorance as knowing so many things that ain't so.
people trouble
The trouble ain't that people are ignorant: it's that they know so much that ain't so
expense good pay road ruin travelers
The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travelers pay the expense of it.
bread honesty legal loaf tender
All the honesty in the world ain't legal tender for one loaf of bread
men quality doe
One of the rarest things that a man ever does, is to do the best he can.
fashion fool slave
Fashion makes fools of some, sinners of others, and slaves of all.
loss talking people
People who have nothing to say are never at a loss in talking.
wise made
Music wasn't made to make us wise, but better natured.
hypocrisy fool bears
Most everyone seems willing to be a fool himself, but he can't bear to have anyone else one.
dog curse
The dog that will follow everbody ain't worth a curse.
dog men kind
The man who gets bit twice by the same dog is better adapted for that kind of business than any other.
selfishness world would-be
Take the selfishness out of this world and there would be more happiness than we should know what to do with.