Roger Ascham Quotes

I haven't got enough sense not to pitch.

One way in which fools succeed where wise men fail is that through ignorance of the danger they sometimes go coolly about a hazardous business.

I just love that spirit that makes people do things that they probably shouldn't.

I would say my sense of adventure outweighs my grace.

I got more guts than brains, and that's my problem.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done.

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

There is a difference between being bold and being rash.

I have no qualms: no shame, no guilt, no embarrassment. I tend to act out a lot.

I would love to figure out a way to be less careful and more adventurous.

There's a fine line between brave and mad. But whatever I do, I go for it.

I've never lived with a 'be careful' philosophy.

I don’t have any problem doing anything. The secret is I have no shame.

There's a difference between bravery and rash stupidity.

Rash, inexperienced youth holds itself a chosen instrument, and allows itself unbounded license.

I'm far more dangerous now, because I don't care at all.

Courage and folly are cousins, or so I’ve heard.

A young man who is unable to commit a folly is already an old man.

Bravery ceases to be bravery at a certain point, and becomes mere foolhardiness.

Sometimes angels rush in where fools fear to tread.

Some people have more guts than brains.

Rashness is oftener the resort of cowardice than of courage.

I do have a little danger in me, a little thrill-seeking part.