Quotes by Josh Billings

Men mourn for what they have lost women for what they ain’t got.

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain’t lawful tender for a loaf of bread.

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

There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can’t tell the truth without lying.

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.

The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain’t so wicked as their neighbors.