Sarah Frances Brown Quote

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” 

— Sarah Frances Brown

Source: first printed in the book P.S. I Love You (1990) by H. Jackson Brown, Jr., a compilation of quotes from the author’s parents.

Editor’s Note: This quote is often misattributed to Mark Twain.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” — Sarah Frances Brown Click To Tweet
Sarah Frances Brown Quote Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”