It aint no disgrace for a man to fall, but to lay thare, and grunt, iz.

[It ain’t no disgrace for a man to fall, but to lay there, and grunt, is.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1876-06 (1876 ed.)
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