"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."
"I pity the fellow who has to create a dialect or paraphrase the dictionary to get laughs. I can't spell, but I have never stooped to spell cat with a 'k' to get at your funny bone. I love a drink, but I never encouraged drunkenness by harping on its alleged funny side."
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Source: Pudd'nhead Wilson ch. 3, Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar (1894)
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