It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
This world demands the qualities of youth; not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am shy by nature and in a way it is a blessing in disguise because being alone does not really make… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The first symptom of true love in a man is timidity, in a young woman, boldness. This is surprising, and yet nothing… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
Right now, the United States of America is the patient. And the patient is in critical condition and will not be cured… — Benjamin Carson Copy Share Image
Woman and men of retiring timidity are cowardly only in dangers which affect themselves, but the first to rescue when others are… — Jean Paul Copy Share Image
I believe that obstinacy, or the dread of control and discipline, arises not so much from self-willedness as from a conscious defect… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
When the wayfarer whistles in the dark, he may be disavowing his timidity, but he does not see any the more clearly… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
Another of Cicero's maxims was that if you must do something unpopular, you might as well do it wholeheartedly, for in politics… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
If you wish to feign confusion in order to lure the enemy on, you must first have perfect discipline; if you wish… — Du Mu Copy Share Image
“The comedy in our lives was those first few weeks we lived together in Paris: Our bodies desired one another, our souls… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
In his essay 'Self-Reliance' Emerson wrote, 'Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.' The Apostle Paul reminds us that whoso… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The timidity of the child or the savage is entirely reasonable; they are alarmed at this world, because this world is a… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
The insistence on complete certainty about the full details of global warming-the most serious threat we have ever faced-is actually an effort… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Whatever one wants to say about the conduct of the Iraq War, going to war to remove Saddam Hussein in 2003 was… — Arthur L. Herman Copy Share Image
Our civility, England determines the style of, inasmuch as England is the strongest of the family of existing nations, and as we… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The Saga of Dharmapuri is one of the great works of modern Indian literature. (...) Set against Vijayan's heroic and scatological Candide… — David Selbourne Copy Share Image
Any man or woman who is too timid to tell people the truth, even when it is hard for them to hear,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid.… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
Don’t say you were a bit confused and sort of tired and a little depressed and somewhat annoyed. Be tired. Be confused.… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
“Logic is something the mind has created to conceal its timidity, a hocus-pocus designed to give formal validity to conclusions we are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I speak French with timidity, and not flowingly--except when excited. When using that language I have often noticed that I have hardly… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I feel sorry for the man who has never known the bracing thrill of taking a stand and sticking to it fearlessly.… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision; concealing courage under a show of timidity presupposes a… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Boldness in the course of a noble fight is worth the risk... If you stand on truth, you'll only regret your timidity… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
He [the golfer] must have the courage to keep trying in the face of ill luck or disappointment, and timidity to appreciate… — Bobby Jones Copy Share Image
“Whatever actions you take, keep in mind that over the course of life, you will fail far more from timidity, procrastination, and… — Margie Warrell Copy Share Image
I've once been quiet and aloof, a loner who trusted no one. That time, I realized that I've grown timid with lot… — Vince Copy Share Image
Modesty is related to diffidence, diffidence is related to shyness, Shyness is a synonym for timidity, timidity is a characteristic of the… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Only those who play win.Only those who risk win. History favors risk-takers. Forgets the timid. Everything else is commentary. — Iveta Cherneva Copy Share Image
Timidity betrays want of powers, and audacity a want of skill. There are, indeed, two things, knowledge and opinion, of which the… — Hippocrates Copy Share Image
I am not that expressive but I really do care and I just pretend everything is fine. Maybe someday, someone will see… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It hurts when you keep on pretending you do not care for someone you truly love just to hide your real feelings… — Nella Autnap Copy Share Image
We're the most captive nation of slaves that ever came along. The moral timidity of the average American is quite noticeable. Everybody's… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I am inclined to think from my own experience that the difficulty to eminence lies not in the road, but in the… — Washington Allston Copy Share Image
“Be bold and never feel shy to consult people. You may appear like a stupid person for few minutes if you ask… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism… — Ferdinand Mount Copy Share Image
Lust is the cause of generation Appetite is the support of life Fear or timidity is the prolongation of life, and Fraud… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
The most noticeable weakness of Congressmen is their timidity. They fear the use to be made of their "record." They are afraid… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
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