Quote#Nature
I kno plenty ov folks who are so kondem kontrary, that if they should…
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)
I kno plenty ov folks who are so kondem kontrary, that if they should fall into the river, they would insist uopon floating up stream.
— Josh Billings
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