Josh Billings Quotes about Comedy

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Men mourn for what they have lost; women for what they ain't got.

Men mourn for what they have lost; women for what they ain't got.

Josh Billings

Women, Comedy, Lost

Josh Billings (1972). “Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day”

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it.

Josh Billings

Pay, Ruins, Comedy

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

Josh Billings

Common Sense, Genius, Comedy

Josh Billings (1953). “Uncle Sam&s uncle Josh”

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

Josh Billings

Intelligence, Aristocracy, Comedy

Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at.

Josh Billings

Faith, Men, Comedy

Josh Billings (1972). “Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day”