Josh Billings

Laughing is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one spot.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are and doing things as they ought to be done.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

One of rarest things that a man ever does is to do the best he can.

The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

Every man has his follies -- and often they are the most interesting thing he had got.

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.

My son, observe the postage stamp! Its usefulness depends upon its ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

- Josh Billings