We must be neither cowardly nor rash but courageous.
“The state or political community, which is the highest of all, and which embraces all the rest, aims at good in a greater degree than any other, and at the highest good.”
“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”
“It is a part of probability that many improbable things will happen.”
“I begin to think that none are so bold as the timid, when they are fairly roused.”
“It is only through timidity that states are lost.”
“You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.”
“He who stands on tiptoe does not stand firm.”
“Self-confidence may be mistaken for egotism if it is not accompanied by humility of the heart.”
“Life is a unique combination of "want to" and "how to" and we need to give equal attention to both.”
