Before yu undertaik tew change a man’s politiks or religion, be sure yu have got a beter one to offer him.

[Before you undertake to change a man’s politics or religion, be sure you have got a better one to offer him.]

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, “Nosegays” (1874)

 
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