Quote #106
The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.
More from Josh Billings
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- There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
- Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
- There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.
- Remember the poor, it costs nothing.
- Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.
- Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.
- Man is my brother, and I am nearer related to him through his vices than I am through his virtue.