“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”

— Mark Twain · Wisdom quote

Writer · 1835 – 1910

American writer (Samuel Clemens) known for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

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