A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself; he is indifferent to applause when he is confident of success.
Confidence Quotes
Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.
Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. (Hebrews 10:35-36)
In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.
Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.
A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret. (Proverbs 11:13)
All imposture weakens confidence and chills benevolence.
If it were true that men could achieve their good by means of turning some men into sacrificial animals, and… if I were asked to serve the interests of society apart from, above and against my own I would refuse… I would fight in the full confidence of the justice of my battle and of […]
A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much. (Proverbs 20:19)
They can conquer who believe they can.
