WIST Quotations Has Moved!A quotation from Josh Billings
Flattery iz like colone water, tew be smelt ov, not swallered.[Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.]
Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1870-02 (1870 ed.)
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Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1870-02 (1870 ed.) - Billings, Josh | WIST Quotations
Flattery iz like colone water, tew be smelt ov, not swallered. [Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.] This passage can be originally found in column material, e.g., in the Middlesex County Journal (Massachusetts) (1969-07-10), "Sollum Thoughts": Flattery is like kolone water, tew be smelt ov,…