It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you…

Mark Twain
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It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. ✨ Mark Twain (2014). Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist, p.12, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
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It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. ✨ Mark Twain (2014). Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist, p.12, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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