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Men of genius are scarce, but men of genius who use their genius for the benefit of the world are scarcer.

— Josh Billings

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I honestly beleave it iz better tew know nothing than two know what ain't so.

Men are often praised for their sagacity, but all the foresight in the world can't tell a double-yoked egg until it is broken.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

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

Affurisms. From Josh Billings: His Sayings (1865)

What the world wants iz good examples, not so mutch advice; advice may be wrong, but examples prove themselves.

The Complete Works of Josh Billings (1842)

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