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"A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none."

— Marilyn Monroe

A Wise Girl Knows Her Limits

A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none.

— Marilyn Monroe
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About this quote

No verified primary source has been found for this quote. It does not appear in Monroe's autobiography My Story, in confirmed interview transcripts, or in any documented primary source. Like many popular Monroe sayings circulating online, it carries the hallmarks of internet-era invention: a pithy, shareable sentiment attached retrospectively to her persona without a traceable origin.

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