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Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
Approximate author period: c. 1926 AD · modern
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- Andre Maurois
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- Approximate author period: c. 1926 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Andre Maurois, based on documented lifetime 1885 to 1967. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224029 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution.
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