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

— Josh Billings

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.

— Josh Billings

A dog Is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.

— Josh Billings

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

— 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

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 good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug.

— Josh Billings

As a general thing when a woman wears the pants in a family she has a good right to them.

— Josh Billings

As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them.

— Josh Billings

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

— Josh Billings