Question

Please help me in interpreting this quotation. It comes out of the idea that, FACETIOUS remarks often communicate serious ideas.

Mark Twain: "One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives."


Thank you.

Answer 1

The big clue is the word <i>only</i>.

Twain implied that a lie lives many lives -- that a lie is often passed on and on.