Creative Quotations from . . .
Josh Billings
(1818-1885) born on Apr 21
US writer. "His plain language, philosophical, bucolic aphorisms and hapless grammer were widely popular after the Civil War."
 
   
F
It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so.

R
"If animals had reason, they would act just as ridiculous as we menfolks do."
A
"Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius."
N
"Plenty of folks are so contrary that if they should fall into the river, they would insist upon floating upstream."
K
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "Quotations of Wit and Wisdom," ed. & John W. Garder et al., 1975."
R: "In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
A: "In "Inspiring Quotations," by Albert W. Wells, Jr., 1988."
N: "In "Readers' Digest.""
K: "In "Quotable Business," ed. Louis E. Boone, 1992."



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