Inspiring Quotes by Josh Billings - Page 2

"One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs"

"Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since"

"If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself"

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

"About the only difference between the poor and the rich, is this, the poor suffer misery, while the rich have to enjoy it"

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

"It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient"

"It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so"

"It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money"