Confidence Quotes
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.
"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure."— Mark Twain
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Meaning of this quote
Twain satirizes success achieved through unwarranted certainty. The joke warns that confidence can look persuasive even when it rests on little understanding.
Key takeaway:
Check whether confidence is supported by knowledge.
Origin of the quote
Letter to Mrs. Foote, December 2, 1887.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedQuote Investigator locates the sentence in Twain’s correspondence. The irony should not be recast as literal advice to cultivate ignorance.
