Quotes: Mark Twain

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."

–– Mark Twain (1835-1910), pen name of Samuel Clemens, American writer 

via Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2007, p. 132.

Quotes: Mark Twain

"If everyone was satisfied with themselves there would be no heroes."

–– Mark Twain (1835-1910), pen name of Samuel Clemens, American writer 

via Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2006, p. 80.

Quotes: Mark Twain

"Humour is a way to show you're smart without bragging." 

–– Mark Twain (1835-1910), pen name of Samuel Clemens, American writer 

via: Sketchbook M 13, 2024, p. 4.

Quotes: Mark Twain

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

–– Mark Twain (1835-1910), pen name of Samuel Clemens, American writer 

via: Sketchbook 33, 2023, p. 13.

Quotes: Mark Twain

"Accident is the name of the greatest of all inventors." 

–– Mark Twain (1835-1910), pen name of Samuel Clemens, American writer 

via Sketchbook 14, 2011, p. 85