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Meaning
The quote advises using both intelligence and caution. It suggests being clever enough to understand what is happening while also staying alert to possible danger or deception.
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Originally said in English.
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No source found on Wikiquote; the quote is attributed to Mark Twain.
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Mark Twain was an American author and humorist (1835–1910).
About Mark Twain
American writer, humorist, and essayist
Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He is best known for the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and for a body of work that helped define American writing in the late 19th century. His books also include A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and Pudd'nhead Wilson. He co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today with Charles Dudley Warner. Twain's work is marked by wit, social satire, and a sharp eye for American life.
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Books by Mark Twain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
One of his best-known novels.