Constance FridayDo not be afraid of what should be afraid of you
About This Quote
This quote is an old one. It is attributed to famed American author Mark Twain, but it doesn’t appear in any of his works. The first known reference to the quote appears in a collection of quotations published in 1899. The collection was compiled by North Carolina teacher Garland H. White and was intended to be used as an elementary school textbook.
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