What did Josh Billings mean by: The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it. Josh Billings Humorist · USA Copy
+ Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess. Author, September 12, 2023January 2, 2025, Josh Billings, Honesty, Rarity, Wealth, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ Advice maybe wrong, but examples prove themselves. Author, September 25, 2023January 2, 2025, Josh Billings, Advice, Examples, Proof, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ The man who ain’t got an enemy is really poor. Author, September 16, 2023January 2, 2025, Josh Billings, Conflict, Socialization, Wealth, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ Perseverance is king. Author, September 25, 2023January 2, 2025, Josh Billings, Determination, Persistence, Success, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain’t so wicked as their neighbors. Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Josh Billings, Comparison, Gratitude, Sin, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ Early genius, like early cabbage, does not head well. Author, October 2, 2023January 2, 2025, Josh Billings, Development, Talent, Youth, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ Fools carry their daggers in their open mouths. Author, July 10, 2023January 2, 2025, Josh Billings, Betrayal, Deception, Foolishness, 0 Josh Billings Humorist · USA
+ 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
The ruins of a house may be repaired; why cannot those of the face? Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
What’s broken can always be fixed What’s fixed will always be broken Jens Lekman Singer-songwriter · Sweden
Being cultured is the least expensive form of respectability. Read explanation Mason Cooley Professor · USA
The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path. Read explanation Mason Cooley Professor · USA
