I never knu a man trubbled with melankolly, who had plenty to dew, and did it.

[I never knew a man troubled with melancholy, who had plenty to do, and did it.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Everybody’s Friend, Or; Josh Billing’s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor, “Puddin and Milk” (1874)

 
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