The best Quotes by Josh Billings

There is nothing so easy to learn as experience and nothing so hard to apply.

There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing.

There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.

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

Put an Englishman into the garden of Eden, and he would find fault with the whole blasted concern;
put a Yankee in, and he would see where he could alter it to advantage;
put an Irishman in, and he would want to boss the thing;
put a Dutchman in, and he would proceed to plant it.

Poverty is the stepmother of genius.

I don't care how much a man talks, if he only says it in a few words.

Love is like the measles; we can't have it bad but once, and the later in life we have it the tougher it goes with us.

In the whole history of the world there is but one thing that money can not buy... to wit - the wag of a dog's tail.

Solitude: A good place to visit, but a poor place to stay.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

California has officially announced that jaywalking is now no longer a crime. So congratulations to the Californians who like walking places. This is great news for the six of you.

New Mexico. It's another state. I mean, it's like California, just less traffic.

We all have our little faults. Mine's in California.

All creative people should be required to leave California for three months every year.

Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't remember the last time I couldn't walk around in shorts all day.

The apparent ease of California life is an illusion, and those who believe the illusion real live here in only the most temporary way.

You're gonna like Massachusetts. It's very patriotic - perfect for a fresh start.

I'm lucky to have been raised in the most beautiful place - Amherst, Massachusetts, state of my heart. I'm more patriotic to Massachusetts than to almost any place.

I will work my heart out to earn the trust of the people of Massachusetts.

The man in the White House is not the cause of what is broken, he is just the latest and most extreme symptom of what's gone wrong in America. A product of a rigged system that props up the rich and powerful and kicks dirt on everyone else.

I went to Massachusetts to make a difference. I didn't go there to begin a political career running time and time again. I made a difference. I put in place the things I wanted to do.

Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough.

A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water logged stick will do just fine. A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart and he'll give you his. How many people can you say that about? How many people can make you feel rare and pure and special? How many people can make you feel extraordinary?

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.

I am NOT telling you to be aggressive! I am telling you to stay in control. Be calm and assertive!

Simba: "Ouh. Jeez, what was that for?"
Rafiki: "It doesn't matter, it's in the past."
Simba: "Yeah, but it still hurts."
Rafiki: "Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it."

Oh yes. The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.

A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.

Smart women love smart men more than smart men love smart women.

Who's the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?

I fear the day when the technology overlaps with our humanity. The world will only have a generation of idiots.

Men must be free to do what they believe. It is not our right to punish one for thinking what they do, no matter how much we disagree.

All empty souls tend toward extreme opinions.

Who feeds a hungry animal, feeds his own soul.

All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.

If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings.

This is America. Anyone can eat what they want, as long as they eat too much.

Violet: "I'm so looking forward to seeing your mother again. When I'm with her, I'm reminded of the virtues of the English."
Matthew: "But isn't she American?"
Violet: "Exactly."

The British electors will not vote for a man who does not wear a hat.

They say God invented whiskey to stop the Irish from rulin' the world.

Here's to good Irish friends - never above you, never below you, always beside you!

We need to stop the Islamisation of the Netherlands.

There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures... and the Dutch.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

'I don't think...'
'Then you shouldn't talk', said the Hatter.

The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.

It takes much more courage to be in love than it does for war.

You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun, but you seek shade when it is shining. You say you love wind, but when it comes, you close your window. So that's why I'm scared when you say you love me.