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5 quotes credited to Mark Twain that don’t hold up.

UnverifiedAdded Nov 6, 2026“The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.”Credited to Mark Twain
UnverifiedAdded Nov 6, 2026“Everything in moderation, even moderation.”Credited to Oscar Wilde, Socrates, Benjamin Franklin, Voltaire and Mark Twain
MisattributedAdded Nov 6, 2026“I apologize for such a long letter—I didn’t have time to write a short one.”Credited to Mark Twain, T.S. Eliot, Kurt Vonnegut and Benjamin Franklin · Actually Blaise Pascal, 1657
ParaphrasedAdded Nov 6, 2026“The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”Credited to Mark Twain · The original: “The report of my death was an exaggeration.”
MisattributedAdded Nov 6, 2026“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”Credited to Mark Twain · Actually Grant Allen, 1894

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