Quotes by Timidity An ounce of courage will go farther with women than a pound of timidity. Honore de Balzac timidity pounds Councils of war breed timidity and defeatism. Jack Kemp timidity council war No woman dares express all she thinks. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn timidity dare thinking Timidity keeps me safe and sad in a narrow room. Mason Cooley timidity safe rooms Timidity can be as dangerous as rashness. Poul Anderson timidity rashness dangerous