Desire Joseph Mercier Quotes

If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.

I'm more the kind of man who never makes decisions. But impulsivity is not the opposite of courage; I think it's possible to do both.

I'm fearless, to a degree.

No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut.

Some of the best things you do are the things you don't do.

We should not, however, proceed with the adventure simply because we are wound up and cannot stop.

It's not easy not to play.

Just because you can do something, it doesn't mean you need to - restraint is something I admire.

Be bold, but not too bold. Have courage, but not too much.

I am sufficiently wary of dangerous situations, but I'm not scared of having a go.

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

Many a man gets weary of clamping down on his rough impulses, which if given occasional release would encourage the living of life with salt in it, in place of dust.

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

It's a wise thing to hold back.

Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers.

You can't test courage cautiously.

We say no to lots of things that would please us. I would like to punch people every now and then, but I don't. I would like to have something for free rather than pay for it. I would like to skip to the front of the line... I don't mean to brush aside the taste of meat, which is a powerful attraction. But its power is not without limit.

I think I invented the phrase 'Don't overdo it.'

Grant us a brief delay; impulse in everything is but a worthless servant.

I'm probably a little too uninhibited.

If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?

You know, there's times when you should play and there's times when you gotta hold back.

Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.

When a thing is not worth overdoing, leave it alone!

I'm not somebody who throws myself out in front of things.