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bf35238 The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves. self-responsibility timidity William Shakespeare
4e10aa8 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. wisdom timidity paradox mistakes Oscar Wilde
8a4009a If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained. timidity Neil Gaiman
45460f2 I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise. timidity Maya Angelou
77f79d4 "To country people Cows are mild, And flee from any stick they throw; confidence country cows timidity T. S. Eliot
9e5e480 You had once asked me if I was afraid of death. I said I was afraid of not living. I don't want to eke out my life like a resource in short supply. The only selfish life is a timid one. To hold back, to withdraw, to keep the best in reserve, both overvalues the self, and undervalues what the self is. life timidity self selfishness Jeanette Winterson
bb69c52 Questions are for the benefit of every student, not just the one raising his hand. If you don't have the starch to stand up in class and admit what you don't understand, then I don't have the time to explain it to you. If you don't have a policy against nonsense you can wind up with a dozen timid little rabbits lined up in the hall outside your office, all waiting to whisper the same imbecilic question in your ear. timidity teaching Ann Patchett