It is not worth while to strain one's self to tell the truth to people…

Mark Twain
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It is not worth while to strain one's self to tell the truth to people who habitually discount everything you tell them, whether it is true or isn't. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.271, Courier Corporation
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It is not worth while to strain one's self to tell the truth to people who habitually discount everything you tell them, whether it is true or isn't. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.271, Courier Corporation

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