Josh Billings Quote: "Poverty is the step-mother of genius." | QuoteForever

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Choose a background or upload your own photo, then download a shareable quote image.

Upload background image Your file stays in the browser; nothing is sent to the server.

Quote

Poverty is the step-mother of genius.

Josh Billings / Humorist
Genius
Mother
Poverty
Copy Quote

Only Text Quote

Poverty is the step-mother of genius.

⇛ Josh Billings (Humorist)

Copy Quote Text

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

Josh Billings Humorist

Perseverance is king.

Josh Billings Humorist

Silence is a still noise.

Josh Billings Humorist

Truth is the edict of God.

Josh Billings Humorist

New York is eating young geniuses [businessmen] up alive. It's eating them up alive, Stone. And it's showing the beauty of the city, but it's showing the toughness and the viciousness of the city.

Donald Trump 45th President Of The United States

Genius may be for an hour or a thousand years; its indispensable quality is continuity with the life-push.

Mary Hunter Austin Writer

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

Oscar Wilde Writer

Genius is always more suggestive than expressive.

Abel Stevens Author

Genius is when an idea and the execution of that idea are simultaneous.

Albert Einstein Theoretical Physicist

A genius doesn't adjust his treatment of a theme to a tyrant's taste

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Novelist

More by Josh Billings All Genius quotes

Top Authors

Joe Biden
Vice President Of The United States

Friday, Nov 20, 1942
Dr. Seuss
Writer

Wednesday, Mar 02, 1904
Tuesday, Sep 24, 1991
William Blake
Poet

Monday, Nov 28, 1757
Sunday, Aug 12, 1827
Elon Musk
Investor

Monday, Jun 28, 1971
Albert Camus
Author

Friday, Nov 07, 1913
Monday, Jan 04, 1960
Abraham Lincoln
16Th U.S. President

Sunday, Feb 12, 1809
Saturday, Apr 15, 1865
Bob Marley
Singer

Tuesday, Feb 06, 1945
Monday, May 11, 1981
Vince Lombardi
Football Player

Wednesday, Jun 11, 1913
Thursday, Sep 03, 1970
Nelson Mandela
Former President Of South Africa

Thursday, Jul 18, 1918
Thursday, Dec 05, 2013
Kanye West
Songwriter

Wednesday, Jun 08, 1977
Thursday, Jun 04, 2015
Aldous Huxley
Writer

Thursday, Jul 26, 1894
Friday, Nov 22, 1963
Stephen Hawking
Physicist

Thursday, Jan 08, 1942
Napoleon Bonaparte
Military Commander

Tuesday, Aug 15, 1769
Saturday, May 05, 1821
H. L. Mencken
Journalist

Sunday, Sep 12, 1880
Sunday, Jan 29, 1956
John Muir
Author

Saturday, Apr 21, 1838
Thursday, Dec 24, 1914

View All Authors

Share This Page