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Too mutch religion iz wuss than none at all. Yu kant sho me a kuntry that haz existed yet, whare the people, all ov them, professed one religion and persekuted all other kinds, but what the religion ruined the country.

— 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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