All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.

Mark Twain

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Confidence How to succeed Success

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Letters of Mark Twain

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1887 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

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United States

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Twain, Mark. Letter to Mrs. Foote. 2 Dec. 1887.

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I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

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