#timidity

For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism of governmental action; the independence of the judiciary has been of a decidedly subordinate character. ↗

— Ferdinand Mount

#any #been #cautious #century #character

Whatever actions you take, keep in mind that over the course of life, you will fail far more from timidity, procrastination, and carefulness than you will from just stepping up to the plate and, as we say in Australia, giving it a bloody go! ↗

— Margie Warrell

#courage #failure #fear #procrastination #timidity

We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#bully #coward #oppression #timidity #life

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

#day #deal #effort #every #every day

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#risk-taking #timidity #experience

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#fear #inaction #just-do-it #risk #timidity

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#mistakes #paradox #timidity #wisdom #wisdom

The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#inaction #just-do-it #timidity #wisdom #wisdom

The tragedy in the life of a timid man is not necessarily that he is timorous, but obviously there is something that dies in him while he still lives. ↗

— Ogwo David Emenike You Are a Star

#life #timidity #inspirational

Sometimes following the path that looked the safest was what led to the most hurt... ↗

— Sarah Pekkanen

#timidity #inspirational