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

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest.

In great straits and when hope is small, the boldest counsels are the safest.

When the mouse laughs at the cat, there's a hole nearby.

When the mouse laughs at the cat, there's a hole nearby.

Fortune favours the bold.

Fortune favours the bold.

If the Creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant us to stick it out.

If the Creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant us to stick it out.

The wallet of the timid man neither increases nor decreases.

The wallet of the timid man neither increases nor decreases.

When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take--choose the bolder.

When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take--choose the bolder.

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.