Whiskey makes a grate menny wize men to day, and phools tommorow.

[Whiskey makes a great many wise men today, and fools tomorrow.]

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

Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1876-12 (1876 ed.)
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