It is better to be killed than frightened to death.

It is better to be killed than frightened to death.

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.

The coward never on himself relies,
But to an equal for assistance flies.

The coward never on himself relies,
But to an equal for assistance flies.

Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it.

Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it.

To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to read more

To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.

A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies

A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies

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.

Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.

Faint heart ne'er won fair lady.

To wish for death is a coward's part.
[Lat., Timidi est optare necem.]

To wish for death is a coward's part.
[Lat., Timidi est optare necem.]