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The grate desire ov mi life iz tew amuze sumboddy. I had rather be…

Quote byJosh Billings · 1818–1885

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873).

English (original)

The grate desire ov mi life iz tew amuze sumboddy. I had rather be able to set the multiplikashun table tew sum lively tune than tew hav bin the author ov it.

— Josh Billings

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