Nancy Astor Quotes

Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information.

Only a fool is not afraid.

It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Caution. Caution is nothing but cowardice!

Cowardice is not synonymous with prudence. It often happens that the better part of discretion is valor.

I'm brave to say that I won't take this sort of risk.

You can't test courage cautiously.

True valor lies between cowardice and rashness.

Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.

Great men of action... never mind on occasion being ridiculous; in a sense it is part of their job, and at times they all are.

Against the bold, daring is unsafe.

Valor by itself may be respected but without wisdom and calculation it does not lead anywhere.

The people would think I was a fool for not having taken twice as much.

Always be prudent but never hesitant.

There are limits beyond which your folly will not carry you.

Fearless doesn't mean careless. There is a thin line between fearless and careless. I think we need to play fearless.

That's always been my problem - the lack of fear in some situations.

Fear looks like wisdom to those without risk.

Caution is the path to mediocrity.

I have in my own life merely carried to the extreme that which you have never ventured to carry even halfway ; and what's more, you've regarded your cowardice as prudence, and found comfort in deceiving yourselves. So that, in fact, I may be even more "alive" than you are. Do take a closer look!

Oh, if I could put some of my reckless spirit into these discreet cautious lazy men!

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.

I wish I was more adventurous.

It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.