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A coward, a most devout coward; religious in it.
A coward, a most devout coward; religious in it.
Cowardice, as distinguished from panic, is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.
Cowardice, as distinguished from panic, is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.
 A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.
 [Lat., Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.]  
 A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.
 [Lat., Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.] 
 Thou dost shame
 That bloody spoil. Thou slave, thou wretch, thou coward!
  Thou little valiant, great in read more 
 Thou dost shame
 That bloody spoil. Thou slave, thou wretch, thou coward!
  Thou little valiant, great in villainy!
   Thou ever strong upon the stronger side!
    Thou fortune's champion, that dost never fight
     But when her humorous ladyship is by
      To teach thee safety! 
It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life
It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life
There are at least two kinds of cowards. One kind always lives with himself, afraid to face the world. The read more
There are at least two kinds of cowards. One kind always lives with himself, afraid to face the world. The other kind lives with the world, afraid to face himself.
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 coward boasting of his courage may deceive strangers, but he is 
a laughing-stock to those who know him.
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 A coward boasting of his courage may deceive strangers, but he is 
a laughing-stock to those who know him.
 [Lat., Virtutis expers verbis jactans gloriam
  Ignotos fallit, notis est derisui.] 
Every hard-boiled egg is yellow inside.
Every hard-boiled egg is yellow inside.