If we would all ov us take kare ov our own souls, and let o… - Josh Billings

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If we would all ov us take kare ov our own souls, and let our nabors alone, thare would be less time lost, and more souls saved.

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Henry Wheeler Shaw (21 April 1818 – 14 October 1885), most famous under his pen name Josh Billings, was an American humorist. He was perhaps the second most famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States in the 2nd half of the 19th century, after Mark Twain, although his reputation has not fared so well with later generations.

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If we would all ov us take kare ov our own souls, and let our nabors alone, thare would be less time lost, and more souls saved. - Josh Billings

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