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Classical antiquity5 quotes
Fortune assists the brave. — Terence · 161 BCEven if strength fail, boldness at least will
Deserve praise: in great endeavors even to have
Had the will is enough. — Propertius · 15 BCBut the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it. — Pericles · 430 BCGreat successes are not won save by great risks. — Herodotus · 430 BCLook with favor upon a bold beginning. — Virgil · 29 BCAge of Enlightenment1 quote
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. — Alexander Pope · 1711Colonial America1 quote
Great Estates may venture more;
Little Boats must keep near Shore. — Benjamin Franklin · 1751Middle Ages1 quote
Here one must leave behind all hesitation;
here every cowardice must meet its death. — Dante Alighieri · 1321The Renaissance1 quote
Our doubts are traitors
And makes us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt. — William Shakespeare · 1616