Honesty iz the rarerest welth enny one kan possess, and yet all the honesty in the world, aint lawful tender for a loaf ov bread.

[Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world, ain’t lawful tender for a loaf of bread.]

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

Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1878-04 “Imps” (1878 ed.)
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