Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.

Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

Cowardice ... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.

Cowardice ... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.

Fear has its use but cowardice has none.

Fear has its use but cowardice has none.

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

Dishonesty, cowardice and duplicity are never impulsive.

Dishonesty, cowardice and duplicity are never impulsive.

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.

A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.

Cowardice... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend functioning of the imagination.

Cowardice... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend functioning of the imagination.