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Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it
Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.
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.
Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles.
Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles.
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid.
Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid.
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
As soon as there is life there is danger.
As soon as there is life there is danger.
There is danger when a man throws his tongue into high gear before he gets his brain a-going.
There is danger when a man throws his tongue into high gear before he gets his brain a-going.
