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
anybody man notice poor purpose true wants wealth
It is true that wealth won't make a man virtuous, but I notice there isn't anybody who wants to be poor just for the purpose of being good.
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.
letting-go want tails
Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.
happiness want humans
Human happiness konsists in having what yu want, and wanting what yu have.
wise men want
It is true that wealth won't make a man virtuous, but I notice there ain't anybody who wants to be poor just for the purpose of being good.
advice may want
What the world wants iz [sic] good examples, not so mutch advice; advice may be wrong, but examples prove themselves.
love powerful want-something
Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.
want world this-world
Everybody in this world wants watching, but nobody more than ourselves.
believe sides want
As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither.
armed fist four gets hath quarrel
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just, and four times he who gets his fist in fust
opportunity rare-opportunities knows
Occasions are rare; and those, who know how to seize upon them, are rarer.
funny witty memories
There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.
fully life prepared twins
There are two things in this life for which we are never fully prepared and that is twins
borrow income money within
Live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so