Politeness iz often wasted, but it iz a good and cheap mistake tew make.

[Politeness is often wasted, but it is a good and cheap mistake to make.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

 
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