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Mark Twain’s Focused Reminder

Can you believe what you see? Not if your brain is out of whack. At least, that’s what Mark Twain seemed to imply when he said, “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”

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2 responses to “Mark Twain Reminds Us That Seeing Isn’t Always Believing”

  1. Dad said he learned in the Army, “Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see.”

    1. That’s a pretty good mantra to live by.

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