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One who is in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.
One who is in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.
Every hard-boiled egg is yellow inside.
Every hard-boiled egg is yellow inside.
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.
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.
Dishonesty, cowardice and duplicity are never impulsive.
Dishonesty, cowardice and duplicity are never impulsive.
It is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward.
It is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward.
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 half-truth is the most cowardly of lies
A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies
There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.