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Impudense iz the affek ov tew little knollege, and
modesta, iz az often the affek ov tew mutch.

We dont question a persons rite tew be a fule,
but if he klaims wisdom, we kompare it with our
own.

Not one man in a thousand iz known while living,
yet awl expeck tew be well remembered, when tha
are ded.

Men are very often ashamed tu tell the truth, bekause
tha dont kno how.

Moste ov the advise we reseave from others, iz not
so mutch an evidense ov their affeckshun for us, az
it iz an evidense ov their affeckshun for themselves.

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Aul ov us komplain ov the shortness ov life, yet
we all waste more time than we uze.

Aboutaz good a wa az enny tew be happee, iz
tew pity thoze who are below us, and forgit that
there iz enny boddy above us

Wit iz a pleasant surprize ov Truth.

No man haz a rite tu be proud till he bekums entirely
vartuous and then he wont feel like being
proud.

The power ov oratory lays more in the manner,
than in the matter; yu kant reduse it tew riting,
enny more than yu kan pla a streak ov lightning on
a hand organ.

Sum folks when tha fite, will throw the fust brik
bat tha kan git hold ov, jist so sum folks will du
when tha argy.

Epitaff — here lies John Ferguson, Esq., died
wurth half a million — less the kingdom ov heaven.

Avaris eats up all the good things in a man, and
then feeds on his vices.

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