Attribution note: This quote is commonly attributed to this author, but its original source is disputed or unverified.
About Mark Twain
1835 – 1910
American author and humorist famous for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. His sharp wit and social commentary remain as relevant as ever.
See all 42 Mark Twain quotes →More from Mark Twain
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.”
Attribution note: Source disputed or unverified.
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
Attribution note: Source disputed or unverified.
“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
Related quotes
Attribution note: Source disputed or unverified.
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
Attribution note: Source disputed or unverified.
“You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.”
Attribution note: Source disputed or unverified.
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”