Timid Quotes

238 quotes by 201 authors

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave. — Christian Nestell Bovee
The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid. And if the hitter is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid. — Don Drysdale
Some Warriors look fierce, but are mild. Some seem timid, but are vicious. Look beyond appearances; position yourself for the advantage. — Ming-Dao Deng
Although we give lip service to the notion of freedom, we know the government is no longer the servant of the people but, at last… — Gerry Spence
When luck is on your side it is not the time to be modest or timid. It is the time to go for the biggest… — Donald Trump
The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in… — Robert Kennedy
That community is already in the process of dissolution where each man begins to eye his neighbor as a possible enemy, where non-conformity with the… — Learned Hand
The majority of people are timid by nature, and that is why they constantly exaggerate danger. all influences on the military leader, therefore, combine to… — Carl von Clausewitz
Timid salesmen have skinny kids. — Zig Ziglar
It's human nature to be timid in the face of obstacles, but I have learned to believe that challenges are opportunities for genius to shine.… — Dominique Moceanu
...the incontestable truth is that America has been built up by optimists, not by pessimists, but by men possessing courage, confidence in the nation's destiny,… — B. C. Forbes
Only the brave and adventuresome find God, never the timid. — Harold Klemp
A timid question will always receive a confident answer. — Charles Darling, 1st Baron Darling
All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those… — George S. Patton
It is so conceited and timid to be ashamed of one's mistakes. Of course they are mistakes. Go on to the next. — Brenda Ueland
So long as there is any subject which men may not freely discuss, they are timid upon all subjects. — John Jay Chapman
That prayer has great power which a person makes with all his might. It makes a sour heart sweet, a sad heart merry, a poor… — Mechthild of Magdeburg
To be proud and inaccessible is to be timid and weak. — Jean Baptiste Massillon
Without doubt, ferocious and disordered men are much weaker than timid and ordered ones. For order chases fear from men and disorder lessens ferocity. — Niccolo Machiavelli
From a timid shy girl I had become a woman of resolute character, who could no longer be frightened by the struggle with troubles. — Anna Dostoyevskaya

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