Timid as a sheep. Ouida.
Timid as a doe. Robert Noel.
Timid as a fawn. Thackeray.
I am the most timid person on earth. Clara Barton.
Some critic has said that I was visibly agitated when I arose to address my audience;—the critic was right, and why should I not be? Clara Barton.
All speech-making terrifies me. First I have no taste for it, and lastly I hate it. Clara Barton.
Nothing could gratify me more than to know that I had been one of these self-reliant American girls like our sweet poetess Lucy Larcrom. Clara Barton.
If I could have gotten over my timid sensitiveness it would have given far less annoyance to my friends, and trouble to myself, all through life. Clara Barton.
TIMID CHILD—TIMID WOMAN
Fear is relative. The fear of death by flames is greater than by water. The fear not to do is ofttimes greater than the fear to do. The fear of failure is supplanted by courage. To the sensitive nature the fear that others may suffer impels to the greatest courage. Despite innate fear, courage is uppermost in the minds of those who would achieve results. The most renowned in the fine arts, in oratory, in patriotism, in the humanities, are those by nature timid.