58 Quotes By Josh Billings

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It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.
Josh Billings on money

Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.
Josh Billings on money

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.
Josh Billings on pet

There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.
Josh Billings on power

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.
Josh Billings on smile

Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.
Josh Billings on thankful

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

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

There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without lying.
Josh Billings on truth

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

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.
Josh Billings on wisdom

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
Josh Billings on wisdom

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

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.
Josh Billings on wisdom

Men mourn for what they have lost women for what they ain't got.
Josh Billings on women

Economy is a savings-bank, into which men drop pennies, and get dollars in return.
Josh Billings on economy

The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain't gout.
Josh Billings on health

Words are often seen hunting for an idea, but ideas are never seen hunting for words.
Josh Billings on words