“The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.”
— Josh Billings
Author: Josh Billings
Category: wisdom
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Knowledge is like money: the more he
“Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves.”
— Josh Billings
Author: Josh Billings
Category: knowledge
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It is not all bad, this getting
“It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash.”
— Josh Billings
Author: Josh Billings
Category: god
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The best time for you to hold
“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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Category: best
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Love looks through a telescope; envy, through
“Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.”
— Josh Billings
Author: Josh Billings
Category: love
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As a general thing, when a woman
“As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them.”
— Josh Billings
Author: Josh Billings
Category: family
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I think when the full horror of
“I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home and have a good cry.”
— Josh Billings
Author: Josh Billings
Category: age
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Life consists not in holding good cards
“Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.”
— Josh Billings
Author: Josh Billings
Category: life
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Knowledge is like money: the more he
“Knowledge is like money: the more he gets, the more he craves.”
— Josh Billings
Author: Josh Billings
Category: money
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Time is like money, the less we
“Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we make it go.”
— Josh Billings
Author: Josh Billings
Category: money
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To bring up a child in the
“To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.”
— Josh Billings
Author: Josh Billings
Category: travel
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