Diffident Quotes

13 quotes by 12 authors

Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and… — Henry Ward Beecher
The future is like the daytime moon, a diffident but faithful companion, so elegant as to be almost invisible, an inconspicuous marvel. — Robert Grudin
Iâ€™m more comfortable with myself than when I was younger. I hated myself then. Wait, I didnâ€™t hate myself â€“ thatâ€™s a strong word. But… — Helena Bonham Carter
I am said to be difficult of acquaintance, unwilling to meet any one half way, and showing a social manner which is easy, not diffident,… — Albert J. Nock
. . . . [P]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes you a little… — Vincent de Paul
Girls, like men, want to be petted, pitied, and made much of, when they are diffident, in low spirits, or in unrequited love. These are… — George Bernard Shaw
Frigidity is largely nonsense. It is this generation's catchword, one only vaguely understood and constantly misused. Frigid women are few. There is a host of… — Phyllis McGinley
Praise is sometimes a good thing for the diffident and the despondent. It teaches them properly to rely on the kindness of others. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon
It is possible to tell things by a handshake. I like the "looking in the eye" syndrome. It conveys interest. I like the firm, though… — George H. W. Bush
I hate to sound sort of diffident about it but it strikes me that a lot of people on the right have got active lives… — Karl Rove
and because what we learn in the dark remains all our lives, a noise like the sea, displacing the day's pale knowledge, you'll come to… — John Burnside
Intelligence has no attachment to the opinion it has formed, but only to the truth it may contain; and, knowing that error insinuates itself under… — Mary Worley Montagu

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