Quote by John Dryden
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great. - John Dryden

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great. – John Dryden

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For truth has such a face and such a mien, as to be loved needs only to be seen. – John Dryden

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When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit. – John Dryden

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Reason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone. – John Dryden

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The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly. – Theodore Roosevelt

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It is better to be bold than too circumspect, because fortune is of a sex which likes not a tardy wooer and repulses all who are not ardent. – Machiavelli

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He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead, for she is wont to favor the bold. – Baltasar Gracián, translated from Spanish

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Venus favors the bold. – Ovid

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