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If we giv up our minds tew little things we never shall be fit for big ones. I knew a man once who could ketch more flies with one swoop ov his hand than enny boddy else could, and he want good at ennything else.

— Josh Billings Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

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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.

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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.

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