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Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.
Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
We fail far more often by timidity than by over-daring.
We fail far more often by timidity than by over-daring.
A timid person is frightened before danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.
A timid person is frightened before danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.
In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest.
In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest.
When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take -- choose read more
When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take -- choose the bolder.
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the boisterous sea of liberty.
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the boisterous sea of liberty.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
