Who said “Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it…”?

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Mark Twain. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceChristian Science (1907)

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“Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simple many things which are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now.”
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Twain, M. (n.d.). Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simple many things which are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24275-let-us-consider-that-we-are-all-partially/

MLA

Twain, Mark. “Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simple many things which are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24275-let-us-consider-that-we-are-all-partially/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Twain, Mark. “Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simple many things which are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24275-let-us-consider-that-we-are-all-partially/.