“Never explain — your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyhow.”

The Motto Book (1907).
Variant: Never explain — your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyhow.

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American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher fue el … 1856–1915

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