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A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.
A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.
Happiness hates the timid! So does science!
Happiness hates the timid! So does science!
Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid.
Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid.
The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.
The wallet of the timid man neither increases nor decreases.
The wallet of the timid man neither increases nor decreases.
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.
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.
We fail far more often by timidity than by over-daring.
We fail far more often by timidity than by over-daring.
Do not be too timid or squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
Do not be too timid or squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.