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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 SmithRate it:

The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity in a girl boldness.

– Victor HugoRate it:

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-armamentRate it:

Hatred, hurt, anger are the timidity of love. When the timidity is gone, all the souls of the earth will be reunited into a single soul of love. Love is a unity that will transform us into a God of love. Author: Musin Almat Zhumabekovich

– Musin Almat ZhumabekovichRate it:

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. MaturinRate it:

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

– Thomas HardyRate it:

Prudence which degenerates into timidity is very seldom the path to safety.

– Edgar Algernon Robert CecilRate it:

The Seven Deadly Sins of the Press: Concentrated Power of the Big Press. Passing of competition and the coming of monopoly. Governmental control of the press. Timidity, especially in the face of group and corporate pressures. Big Business mentality. Clannishness among the newspaper publishers that has prevented them from criticizing each other. Social blindness.

– Max LernerRate it:

This is not a time for timidity, we need to be forceful, we need to use every tool.

– Lloyd DoggettRate it:

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