Love iz sed tew be blind, but i kno lots ov phellows in love, who kan see twice az mutch in their sweethearts as i kan.

[Love is said to be blind, but I know lots of fellows in love who can see twice as much in their sweethearts as I can.]

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

Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1870-12 (1870 ed.)
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