What did Josh Billings mean by: Rumor is like bees; the more you fight them the more you don’t get rid of them. Josh Billings Humorist · USA Copy
+ There are very few good judges of humor, and they don’t agree. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Josh Billings, Disagreement, Humor, Subjectivity, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth – hear both sides and believe neither. Read explanation Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Josh Billings, Perspective, Skepticism, Truth, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ Every man has his follies – and often they are the most interesting thing he has got. Read explanation Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, Josh Billings, Follies, Individuality, Intrigue, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ We mingle in society not so much to meet others as to escape ourselves. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Josh Billings, Connection, Escape, Society, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ It is easy to assume a habit; but when you try to cast it off, it will take skin and all. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Josh Billings, Change, Difficulty, Habit, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ The fools in this world make about as much trouble as the wicked do. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Josh Billings, Folly, Trouble, Wickedness, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ Building air castles is a harmless business as long as you don’t attempt to live in them. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Josh Billings, Boundaries, Imagination, Reality, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ Most men would rather be charged with malice than with making a blunder. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Josh Billings, Consequences, Pride, Reputation, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
Whatever may be our natural talents, the art of writing is not acquired all at once. Read explanation Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
Without Unceasing Practice nothing can be done. Practice is Art. If you leave off you are lost. William Blake Poet and artist · England
I choose this story above all others because it’s a story I’m struggling to end. Jeanette Winterson Author · England
