James A. Garfield Quotes

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

To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for. Never to avoid danger from fear, never to seek out danger for its own sake. Never to conform to fashion from fear of eccentricity, never to be eccentric from fear of conformity.

Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.

Against the bold, daring is unsafe.

Caution. Caution is nothing but cowardice!

A fool without fear is sometimes wiser than an angel without fear.

There is great strength in acting boldly but there is also great strength in not acting if the time is not right.

What valor were it, when a cur doth grin, for one to thrust his hand between his teeth, when he might spurn him with his foot away?

There's a fine line between audacity and idiocy.

Only a fool is not afraid.

There are cases in which the greatest daring is the greatest wisdom.

None wise dares hopeless venture.

It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. And venture belongs to the adventurous.

If it is not scary, it is not worth doing.

The only safe thing is to take a chance.

I think it's so exciting to try anything you possibly can.

Venus favors the bold.

We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.

I want to show up to work and take risks. I don't ever want to play it safe.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

I love taking chances.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.

Daring is not safe against daring men.