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
women men lost
Men mourn for what they have lost; women for what they ain't got.
common-sense genius comedy
Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.
medicine gout lord
The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't gout.
funny time spares
Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we make it go.
art hunting ideas
Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for words.
life time long
I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time.
funny money next
I haven't got as much money as some folks, but I've got as much impudence as any of them, and that's the next thing to money.
stay-strong home thinking
I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home and have a good cry.
sarcastic money sarcasm
It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.
funny acceptance discovery
It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.
self-esteem self-respect comedy
No one can disgrace us but ourselves.
inspirational wisdom ignorance
The trouble with most folks isn't their ignorance. It's knowin' so many things that ain't so.
lying moving blow
Lying is like trying to hide in a fog: If you move about you're in danger of bumping your head against the truth, and as soon as the fog blows off, you are gone anyhow.
grease wheels obviousness
the squeeky wheel gets the grease.