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Josh Billings quotes

American Comedian April 12, 1818 – October 14, 1885

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Josh Billings quote: "Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that..."
Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he..."
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope."
Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who..."
Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can see twice as much in their sweethearts as I do. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants..."
Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those..."
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs..."
The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes..."
Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "There are two things in life for which we are never truly..."
There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will..."
Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you prophesy right, nobody will remember it. Josh Billings
There is one kind of laugh that I always did recommend; it looks out of the eye first with a merry twinkle, then it creeps down on its hands and knees and plays around the mouth like a pretty moth around the blaze of a candle, then it steals over into the dimples of the cheeks and rides around in those whirlpools for a while, then it lights up the whole face like the mellow bloom on a damask rose, then it swims up on the air, with a peal as clear and as happy as a dinner-bell, then it goes... Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to..."
A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug. Josh Billings
If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the old woman did her lost spectacles, safe on her own nose all the time. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family,..."
As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them. Josh Billings
Josh Billings quote: "The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel..."
The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust. Josh Billings

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