#timidity

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity. ↗

— Thomas Hardy

---

#blending #courage #moral #moral courage #physical

Councils of war breed timidity and defeatism. ↗

— Jack Kemp

---

#councils #timidity #war

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