"A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort."
― Sydney Smith
Topic(s):
Courage
More From Sydney Smith
- "Manners are like the shadows of virtues, they are the momentary display of those qualities which our fellow creatures love and respect."
- "Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence."
- "Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible."
More In Courage
- "TV is so different from the movies. It takes a lot of stamina because you work such long hours. It is really challenging. You are learning the next day’s lines while you are shooting today’s scenes. I found courage I never realised I had. I hope to do more."― Sharon Stone
- "The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department."― Thomas Sowell
- "The criteria for serving one’s country should be competence, courage and willingness to serve. When we deny people the chance to serve because of their sexual orientation, we deprive them of their rights of citizenship, and we deprive our armed forces the service of willing and capable Americans."― Dianne Feinstein