I would rather have my ignorance than another man's knowledge, because…

Mark Twain
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I would rather have my ignorance than another man's knowledge, because I have so much of it. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.196, Courier Corporation
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I would rather have my ignorance than another man's knowledge, because I have so much of it. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.196, Courier Corporation

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