Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Not by Twain, but from Edward Abbey's A Voice Crying In The Wilderness (1989).
Misattributed
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Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Not found in Twain's works, this was attributed to him in Reader's Digest (September 1939): no prior attribution known. Mark Twain’s father died when Twain was eleven years old.
Disputed
Variant: When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
“Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“A man is accepted into a church for what he believes and he is turned out for what he knows.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo and doesn't.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Source: Notebook
“It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Cited as an example of "What Mark Twain Didn't Say" in Mark Twain by Geoffrey C. Ward, et al.
Misattributed
Variant: It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
“The most interesting information come from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
This appears on the opening placard of the film The Equalizer, attributing it to Twain, but there is no evidence that Twain wrote it. A precursor is found in Taylor Hartman's self-help book The Character Code (first published 1991), where it is not attributed to Twain: "The three most significant days in your life are: 1. The day you were born. 2. The day you find out why you were born. 3. The day you discover how to contribute the gift you were born to give" ( Google Books link https://books.google.com/books?id=gIKCxWxNmeMC&pg=PA147&dq=%22day+you+find+out+why%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijrJzc84vLAhUJzGMKHajvADEQ6AEIIjAB#v=onepage&q=%22day%20you%20find%20out%20why%22&f=false) <br class="br">Disputed
“The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying for.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
According to R. Ken Rasmussen in The Quotable Mark Twain (1998), this is most probably not Twain's.
Misattributed
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Source: Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex
“I wish to go on living even after my death.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Ik moet iets hebben naast man en kinderen waar ik me aan wijden kan! O ja, ik wil niet zoals de meeste mensen voor niets geleefd hebben. Ik wil van nut of plezier zijn voor de mensen, die om mij heen leven en die mij toch niet kennen.
5 April 1944
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942 - 1944)
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
As quoted in Networking the Kingdom: A Practical Strategy for Maximum Church Growth (1990) by O. J. Bryson, p. 187; this is the earliest source yet found for this attribution.
Disputed
“Crying can bring relief, as long as you don't cry alone.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl
“Memories mean more to me than dresses.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary