Quotes about Confidence

There was not a man in the party but believed that with a little practice he could stand in a row, especially if there were others along;

To succeed in life you need two things: Ignorance and confidence

We must substitute courage for caution.

Don't allow anybody to make you feel that you're nobody.

A final victory is an accumulation of many short-term encounters. To lightly dismiss a success because it does not usher in a complete order of justice is to fail to comprehend the process of full victory. It underestimates the value of confrontation and dissolves the confidence born of partial victory by which new efforts are powered.

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.

A final victory is an accumulation of many short-term encounters. To lightly dismiss a success because it does not usher in a complete order of justice is to fail to comprehend the process of achieving full victory. It underestimates the value of confrontation and dissolves the confidence born of a partial victory by which new efforts are powered.

Holmes smiled, and clapped Lestrade upon the shoulder. "Instead of being ruined, my good sir, you will find that

If the confidence of children can be gained, and they are led to speak freely, it is surprising how many claim to have seen fairies.

If we suspect that a man is lying, we should pretend to believe him; for then he becomes bold and assured, lies more vigorously, and is unmasked.

He who is without hope is also without fear. - On Psychology

I have been pursuing my own train of thought for more than thirty years, undisturbed by all this, just because it is what I must do, and I could not do otherwise, out of an instinctive drive which is nonetheless supported by the confidence that what is thought truly and what throws light on obscurity will be grasped at some point by another thinking mind.XX