Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository
Category: Courage and Fear.

The repository contains 48 quotes in the category “Courage and Fear.”
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Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

James B. Conant
1893 — 1978

Timidity is the mother of convention.

Jon K. Hart

To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.

Søren Kierkegaard
1813 — 1855

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Oscar Wilde
1854 — 1900

Of all base passions, fear is the most accursed.

William Shakespeare
1564 — 1616

Henry VI, Part I

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

President George Washington
1732 — 1799

Far better to endure life’s hardships with a stout heart, than to ever be fearing what may happen.

Herodotus
484? — 425? B.C.

Fighting battles is like courting girls: those who make the most pretensions and are boldest usually win.

President Rutherford B. Hayes
1822 — 1893

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