Josh Billings

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

—Josh Billings

Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope.

—Josh Billings

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

—Josh Billings

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

—Josh Billings

There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.

—Josh Billings

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

—Josh Billings

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

—Josh Billings

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

—Josh Billings

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.

—Josh Billings

That's the beauty of argument-if you argue correctly, you're never wrong.

—Josh Billings

My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. That's almost $7.00 in dog money.

—Josh Billings

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.

—Josh Billings

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

—Josh Billings

The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.

—Josh Billings

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

—Josh Billings