Augustus Hare Quotes

Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

I don't think I am fearless. I am just me.

I don't want to give a false impression of confidence where I don't have it.

It is great and manly to disdain disguise; it shows our spirit and proves our strength.

I think that people need to have the courage of their convictions and not be trying to fool people into thinking that they've changed overnight.

There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world.

I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

Be content to seem what you really are.

I just felt that 'Golden Balls' was the right thing to do. I didn't care if people thought I was a failure.

I'm actually just playing honest, whole young women.

I don't know, I think people who meet me just get pretty much what I am.

No. I really don't think I'm cool. I'm not.

A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men.

My greatest fear has always been that I would be afraid - afraid physically or mentally or morally and allow myself to be influenced by fear instead of by my honest convictions.

My soldier weapon is the weapon of truth.

I don't fear being outspoken. The only thing I fear is losing my sense of integrity or losing sight of the values on which I guide my life. So I don't think it's particularly brave or unusual for me to speak out.

If you look for truth, you have to be courageous.

People like authenticity and I think I have the courage of my convictions and am authentic.

One of the blessings of maturity is that it sometimes brings one greater courage to be truthful, regardless of what those who do not understand may think or say

The more honesty a man has, the less he affects the air of a saint.

Courage and modesty are the most unequivocal of virtues, for they are of a kind that hypocrisy cannot imitate; they too have this quality in common, that they are expressed by the same color.

Honest and courageous people have very little to say about either their courage or their honesty. The sun has no need to boast of his brightness, nor the moon of her effulgence.

Formed on the good old plan, A true and brave and downright honest man! He blew no trumpet in the market-place, Nor in the church with hypocritic face Supplied with cant the lack of Christian grace; Loathing pretence, he did with cheerful will What others talked of while their hands were still.