Poor human natur iz too full ov its own grievances tew have enny pitty to spare, — if yu show a man a big bile on yure arm, he will tell yu he had one twice az big az that, on the same spot, last year.
[Poor human nature is too full of its own grievances to have any pity to spare, -- if you show a man a big boil on your arm, he will tell you he had one twice as big as that, on the same spot, last year.]
Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)
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