Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Timidity

A timid man has little chance.

The most timorous animals are the hardest to be tamed.Plutarch.

The timid and weak are the most revengeful and implacable.

The timid are always cruel.Gibbon.

The timid never erect a trophy.Latin.