Pashunce iz a good thing for a man to hav, but when he haz got so mutch of it, that he kan fish all day, over the side of a boat, without enny bait on hiz hook, lazyness iz what’s the matter of him.

[Patience is a good thing for a man to have, but when he has got so much of it that he can fish all day, over the side of a boat, without any bait on his hook, laziness is what’s the matter of him.]

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

Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1876-01 (1876 ed.)
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This was reworked in the 1879-05 entry as:

Patience iz a good thing for a man to hav, but when he haz got so mutch of it, that he kan fish all day long, without enny bate on hiz hook, -- Lazyness, is what's the matter ov him.
 
[Patience is a good thing for a man to have, but when he has got so much of it that he can fish all day long, without any bait on his hook -- laziness is what's the matter of him.]