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"The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity in a girl boldness." »Victor Hugo
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"Prudence which degenerates into timidity is very seldom the path to safety." »Edgar Algernon Robert Cecil
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"A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort." »Sydney Smith
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"I believe there are few whose view of life has not been affected by the stern or kindly influences of their early childhood, which threw them in upon themselves in timidity and reserve, or drew them out in genial confidence and sympathy with their fellow creatures." »Basil W. Maturin
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"Virtuous motives, trammeled by inertia and timidity, are no match for armed and resolute wickedness. A sincere love of peace is no excuse for muddling hundreds of millions of humble folk into total war. The cheers of the weak, well-meaning assemblies soon cease to count. Doom marches on." »Sir Winston Churchill, March 1936, demanding British re-armament
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