best quotations about
Audacity |
and Insolence
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Quotations
 | Fondle a circle and it will become vicious. — Eugene Ionesco, 1912-1994, French-Romanian playwright 9 likes |
 | When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 7 likes |
 | The slave begins by demanding justice and ends by wanting to wear a crown. — Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957 4 likes |
 | It is by the audacity of their grammatical mistakes that we recognize the great writers. — Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer 4 likes |
 | Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear. — Publilius Syrus, 1st cent. AD, Roman author of maxims 3 likes |
 | An aphorism is an audacity. — Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher 3 likes |
 | Audacity succeeds as often as it fails; in life it has an even chance. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 3 likes |
 | Givers have to set limits because takers rarely do. — Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American industrialist, founder of FORD 2 likes |
 | Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far. — Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, French artist 2 likes |
 | Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint. — Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011, British-American journalist & writer 2 likes |
 | Audacity, then again audacity, always audacity and the Fatherland will be saved! — Danton, 1759-1794, French revolutionary (De l'audace, encore de l'audace, toujours de l'audace et la Patrie sera sauvée!) 2 likes |
| It is often in the audacity, in the steadfastness, of the general that the safety and the conservation of his men is found. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 2 likes |
 | Timidity betrays want of powers, and audacity a want of skill. — Hippocrates, 460-370 BC, Ancient Greek physician, the “Father of Medicine” 2 likes |
 | No military leader became great without audacity. — Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist 1 likes |
 | Love is the skillful audacity required to share an inner life. |
 | Give an inch, he'll take an ell. |
 | A wise girl knows her limits, a smart girl knows that she has none. |
 | Audacity, always audacity - soundest principal of strategy. |
| Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity. — Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist |
Ancient Greek
 | Ignorance is bold, knowledge is reserved. Αμαθία μεν θράσος, λογισμός δε όκνον φέρει. — Thucydides, 460-394 BC, Ancient Greek historian 13 likes |
 | To become successful without deserving it encourages the fools to make evil plans. Το γαρ ευ πράττειν παρά την αξίαν, αφορμήν του κακώς φρονείν τοις ανοήτοις γίγνεται. — Demosthenes, 384-322 BC, Ancient Athenian & statesman orator 5 likes |
 | The bad guys dare it all. Πάντα κακοί τολμώσι. 5 likes |
 | It is crazy to want what is impossible. And impossible for the wicked not to do so. Το τα αδύνατα διώκειν μανικόν. Αδύνατον δε το τους φαύλους μη τοιαύτά τινα ποιείν. — Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor ‐ Meditations V, 17 4 likes |
 | Of unbridled talk and lawless follies misfortune is the end. Αχαλίνων στομάτων, ανόμου τ’ αφροσύνας το τέλος δυστυχία. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Bacchae 2 likes |
