Never Let Formal Education Get in the Way of Learning?

Odds are he never said it.

One researcher who went looking for the quote traced it back to essayist and novelist Grant Allen, who said it quite often in his books and essays in the 1890's.

It wasn't until 1907 that it was attributed to Twain -- in an advertisement for an air rifle.

Advertisements are hardly a reliable source of information. It is likely someone took Allen's sentiment and attributed it to the more popular Twain.

Just FYI, the quote is actually: "I never let schoolin' interfere with my education."

http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/09/25/schooling-...

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