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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.

Shyness is just egotism out of its depth.

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.

A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success.

A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...