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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.” This is my favorite Mark Twain misquote because it's
by brlewis 10y ago
“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.”
This is my favorite Mark Twain misquote because it's self-referential.
- theoh 10y agoAs someone who has quoted it on HN recently, I don't think that misattributing it is going to get anyone into trouble. What's going to get them into trouble is not having any life experience that validates the sentiment.
- mastazi 10y agoSome background about the mis-quote parent is talking about: https://newrepublic.com/minutes/126677/it-aint-dont-know-gets-trouble-must-big-short-opens-fake-mark-twain-quote https://newrepublic.com/minutes/126677/it-aint-dont-know-get...