Anxious Quotes

The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the sign of a just as of an anxious disposition.

There is nothing about which I am more anxious than my country, and for its sake I am willing to die ten deaths, if that be possible.

These gentlemen of the press were listening carefully to every word you said-all eagerly anxious for a tiny morsel of cheese which they could publish. And you go and give them a whole ruddy Stilton!

I get more anxious than nervous before a concert.

A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart.

We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.

The partisan when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions.