Mark Twain Quotes about Doubt

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Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.

Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.

Dream, Focus, Doubt

When in doubt tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends.

Doubt, Enemy, Telling The Truth

If a person offends you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance, and hit him with a brick.

Mark Twain

Doubt, Watches, Bricks

Mark Twain (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)”, p.4158, Delphi Classics

As to the adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.

Mark Twain

Writing, Doubt, Adjectives

Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) ch. 11

When all is said and done, the one sole condition that makes spiritual happiness and preserves it is the absence of doubt.

Mark Twain

Spiritual, Believe, Doubt

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.90, Courier Corporation

When in doubt, tell the truth. That maxim I did invent, but never expected it to be applied to me. I did say, "When you are in doubt," but when I am in doubt myself I use more sagacity.

Mark Twain

Truth, Doubt, Use

Mark Twain (2008). “Mark Twain's Speeches: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.393, ReadHowYouWant.com

Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. When in doubt, tell the truth. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.

Mark Twain

Doubt, Fiction, Use