About the most originality that enny writer kan hope tew arrive at honestly, now-a-days, is tew steal with good judgment.

[About the most originality that any writer can hope to arrive at honestly, nowadays, is to steal with good judgment.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]

Josh Billings on Ice, and Other Things, ch. 41 “Orphan Children” (1868)
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Variant: "About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment."