Timid Quotes

238 quotes by 201 authors

I loved you; even now I may confess, Some embers of my love their fire retain; But do not let it cause you more distress,… — Alexander Pushkin
Stay far from timid only make moves when you're heart's in it, and live the phrase the sky's the limit. — The Notorious B.I.G.
Twilight, a timid, fawn, went glimmering by, and Night, the dark-blue hunter, followed fast. — George William Russell
He had drawn many a thousand of these rations in prisons and camps, and though he'd never had an opportunity to weight them on scales,… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Plants of great vigor will almost always struggle into blossom, despite impediments. But there should be encouragement, and a free genial atmosphere for those of… — Margaret Fuller
The timid man yearns for full value and demands a tenth. The bold man strikes for double value and compromises on par. — Mark Twain
The ferocious inroads of the Normans scared many weak and timid persons into servitude. — John Lothrop Motley
Davis was weak and vascillating, timid, petulant, peevish, obstinate, but not firm. — Alexander H. Stephens
If one considers how much reason every person has for anxiety and timid self-concealment, and how three-quarters of his energy and goodwill can be paralyzed… — Friedrich Nietzsche
I didn't picture myself as even a grandmaster, to say nothing of aspiring to the chess crown. This was not because I was timid -… — Anatoly Karpov
Chess is not for timid souls. — Wilhelm Steinitz
The free expression of opinion, as experience has taught us, is the safety-valve of passion. The noise of the rushing steam, when it escapes, alarms… — Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone
The timid and fearful cannot defend liberty -- or anything else. — G. Edward Griffin
Wherever you find real love, you will also find humility. Remember something: humility is not a weak and timid quality. Too often we feel that… — Kathryn Kuhlman
But as I was saying, from my experiences, I think men tend to be more timid in expressing their feelings for you. Regardless, I always… — Alicia Machado
Fear was the terrible secret of the battlefield and could afflict the brave as well as the timid. Worse it was contagious, and could destroy… — David Halberstam
The simple rely on a bolstering mass of maxim and precept, so do the timid, so do the mentally lazy â€“ and so do all… — John Wyndham
The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty. — Publilius Syrus
There is a mean streak to authentic self-control. Underneath what seems to be the placid demeanor of those who are not ruled by their desires… — Edward T Welch
Loving kindness towards ourselves doesn't mean getting rid of anything. It means we can still be crazy after all these years. We can still be… — Pema Chodron

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