The best Quotes by Josh Billings

The best Quotes by Josh Billings

Josh Billings was the pen name of 19th-century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw (April 21, 1818 - October 14, 1885).

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

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

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

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Foolishness Opinions

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

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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.

USA England & Great Britain Ireland Netherlands

Poverty is the stepmother of genius.

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

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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.

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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.

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Solitude & Loneliness

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

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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.

Trevor Noah in The Daily Show - October 2022

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

Lalo Salamanca in Better Call Saul - Season 6 Episode 5

California New Mexico

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

Lex Luthor in Superman

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

Gloria Swanson

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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.

Linus Torvalds

California Helsinki

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

Joan Didion

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

Georgia Miller in Ginny & Georgia - Season 1 Episode 1

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.

Uma Thurman

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

Elizabeth Warren

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.

Elizabeth Warren (as Senator of Massachusetts) - February 9, 2019

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.

Mitt Romney

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

George W. Bush

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?

Marley & Me

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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.

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Humanity Gratitude Animals Dogs

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

Cesar Millan (Rudelführer, Hundetrainer)

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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."

Rafiki in The Lion King

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Experience Past

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

Rafiki in The Lion King

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Experience Past

A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.

Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones - Season 1 Episode 2

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Books Mind & Apprehension Intelligence

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

Natalie Portman

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Intelligence Men & Women Singles & Dating

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

Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

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

Albert Einstein

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Foolishness Technology Generations

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.

Assassin's Creed

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Human Rights Freedom Opinions

All empty souls tend toward extreme opinions.

William Butler Yeats

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Foolishness Opinions Racism Conspiracy Theories

Who feeds a hungry animal, feeds his own soul.

Charlie Chaplin

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

George Orwell in Animal Farm

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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.

Nelson Mandela

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

Homer Simpson in The Simpsons - Season 24 Episode 5

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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."

Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey

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England & Great Britain

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

William Beaverbrook

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England & Great Britain Hats

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

Irish in Red Dead Redemption

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Ireland Whiskey St. Patrick's Day

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

Ireland Toasts St. Patrick's Day

We need to stop the Islamisation of the Netherlands.

Geert Wilders - Februar 2008

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

Nigel Powers in Austin Powers - Goldmember

Funny Quotes Netherlands

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

Woody Allen

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

Benjamin Franklin

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

Lewis Carroll in Alice In Wonderland

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Thinking Talking

The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.

Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

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

Helsinki in Money Heist - Season 4 Episode 5

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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.

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