Inspiring Quotes by Josh Billings - Page 2

"Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight"

"Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal"

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

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

"Most people when they come to you for advice, come to have their own opinions strengthened, not corrected"

"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"

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

"A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates"

"A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug"