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Wouldst thou have that
Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life,
And live a coward in thine read more
Wouldst thou have that
Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life,
And live a coward in thine own esteem,
Letting 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would,'
Like the poor cat i' th' adage?
The coward only threatens when he is safe.
[Ger., Der Fiege droht nur, wo er sicher ist.]
The coward only threatens when he is safe.
[Ger., Der Fiege droht nur, wo er sicher ist.]
Only cowards insult dying majesty.
Only cowards insult dying majesty.
A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.
A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.
Fear has its use but cowardice has none.
Fear has its use but cowardice has none.
How many feasible projects have miscarried through despondency, and been strangled in their birth by a cowardly imagination.
How many feasible projects have miscarried through despondency, and been strangled in their birth by a cowardly imagination.
One who is in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.
One who is in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.
The coward threatens when he is safe.
The coward threatens when he is safe.
Cowards are cruel, but the brave
Love mercy, and delight to save.
Cowards are cruel, but the brave
Love mercy, and delight to save.
