Quotes on Rashness

There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

Such is the condition of life that something is always wanting to happiness. In youth we have warm hopes, which are soon blasted by rashness and negligence, and great designs which are defeated by inexperience. In age, we have knowledge and prudence, without spirit to exert, or motives to prompt them; we are able to plan schemes, and regulate measures, but have not time remaining to bring them to completion.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

The rashness of the persecutor hath overspread the rights of the persecuted so that punishment is awarded to him that has gained the victory, the inglorious triumphs, and the man who deserved bonds has carried off the prize.

True valor lies between cowardice and rashness.

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

Rashness succeeds often, still more often fails.

Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.