Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen.

Quote by Sir Henry Taylor

Topics: Shyness Quotes

My first language was shy. Its only by having been thrust into the limelight that...

My first language was shy. Its only by having been thrust into the limelight that...

When I'm alone, I think of so many things to say to you, but when...

When I'm alone, I think of so many things to say to you, but when...

A man's vanity is more fragile that you might think. It's easy for us to...

A man's vanity is more fragile that you might think. It's easy for us to...

I can do anything you want me to do so long as I don't have...

I can do anything you want me to do so long as I don't have...

Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.

Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.

Do not be shy but rather be daring and be bold if there is something...

Do not be shy but rather be daring and be bold if there is something...

I've gotten better at not making people feel uncomfortable with my shyness.

I've gotten better at not making people feel uncomfortable with my shyness.

It's not about what you didn't feel, it's about what you didn't show.

It's not about what you didn't feel, it's about what you didn't show.

That awkward moment when you don't want to come out of your room because there...

That awkward moment when you don't want to come out of your room because there...

I genuinely enjoy talking one-to-one. I have no shyness about that.

I genuinely enjoy talking one-to-one. I have no shyness about that.

The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you...

The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you...

In talking, shyness and timidity distort the very meaning of my words. I don't pretend...

In talking, shyness and timidity distort the very meaning of my words. I don't pretend...

You know what my greatest personal stumbling block is? My shyness.

You know what my greatest personal stumbling block is? My shyness.

A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success.

A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success.

Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we...

Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we...

The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in...

The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the first symptom in...