"It is a essential truth that courage is not the absence of trembling, but the decision to step forward regardless."

Choice

Create & Download Quote Image

Select Template

Insight & Reflection

When Mark Twain speaks about choice, it invites us to pause and reflect on our own journey. How often do we consider the subtle impacts of choice in our daily lives? This thought-provoking perspective challenges conventional wisdom and encourages a deeper understanding of ourselves.

About Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He has been praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature". Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel". He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.

More quotes by Mark Twain  ’
Editorial Note: This quote is curated and fact-checked by the Quotes Archive Editorial Team. Verified Literature Specialist.

More by Mark Twain

"All philosophical inquiry begins with the humility to admit the limits of knowing — an essential principle for the reflective life."

Read more  ’

More about Choice

"It is a unyielding truth that bravery is born the moment you decide your values outweigh your comforts."

Read more  ’

"As a vibrant force in civil society, women continue to press for their rights, equal participation in decision-making, and the upholding of the principles of the revolution by the highest levels of leadership in Egypt."

Read more  ’

"Bravery is born the moment you decide your values outweigh your comforts. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

Read more  ’
View all Choice quotes  ’