Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men.

Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men.

To see what is right and not to do it is cowardice.

To see what is right and not to do it is cowardice.

Fear has its use but cowardice has none.

Fear has its use but cowardice has none.

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too read more

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.

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.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

The cowards never started -- and the weak died along the way.

The cowards never started -- and the weak died along the way.

Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness. When you wage a struggle, read more

Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness. When you wage a struggle, you might win or you might lose. But regardless of the short-term outcome, the very fact of your continuing to struggle is proof of your victory as a human being.

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.