A quotation from Josh Billings

Sum people hav the power ov saing a good deal in a fu words, while others hav the power ov saing a little in a good menny wurds.
 
[Some people have the power of saying a good deal in a few words, while others have the power of saying a little in a good many words.]

Josh Billings (1818–1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings, ch. 11 “Affurisms” (1865)

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