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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.
If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, read more
If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, then yes, Mr. Brave man, I guess I'm 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.
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.
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.
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 see what is right and not to do it is cowardice.
To see what is right and not to do it is cowardice.
The cowards never started -- and the weak died along the way.
The cowards never started -- and the weak died along the way.
A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.
A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.
