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- Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some… — 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
- I’m more comfortable with myself than when I was younger. I hated myself then. Wait, I didn’t hate myself – that’s a… — 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… — Albert J. Nock
- . . . . [P]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes… — 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… — 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… — Phyllis McGinley
- Praise is sometimes a good thing for the diffident and the despondent. It teaches them properly to rely on the kindness of… — Letitia Elizabeth Landon