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
advice despise hate
We hate those who will not take our advice and despise those who do
men giving advice
When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him.
advice may want
What the world wants iz [sic] good examples, not so mutch advice; advice may be wrong, but examples prove themselves.
men advice opinion
I never had a man come to me for advice yet, but what I soon discovered that he thought more of his own opinion than he did of mine.
advice example prove
Advice maybe wrong, but examples prove themselves.
oil advice enough
Advice can be like cod liver oil, easy enough to administer but not so pleasant to take for anybody.
hate advice despise
We hate those who will not take our advice, and despise them who do.
people advice opinion
Most people when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions strengthened, not corrected.
follies man
Every man has his follies -- and often they are the most interesting thing he had got.
begins care good loses man
When a man loses his health, then he first begins to take good care of it
care few speakers-and-speaking
I don't care how much a person talks, if they only say it in a few words.
american-comedian best man rarest
One of rarest things that a man ever does is to do the best he can.
affection american-comedian best cures man pride puts temporary vomit wants
One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.
breakfast work
Never work before breakfast. If you have to work before breakfast, get your breakfast first.