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Who knows himself a braggart,
Let him fear this; for it will come to pass
That every read more
Who knows himself a braggart,
Let him fear this; for it will come to pass
That every braggart shall be found an ass.
Men lie, who lack courage to tell truth--the cowards!
Men lie, who lack courage to tell truth--the cowards!
It is better to be killed than frightened to death.
It is better to be killed than frightened to death.
You are like the eels of Melun; you cry out before you are
skinned.
[Fr., Vous semblez les read more
You are like the eels of Melun; you cry out before you are
skinned.
[Fr., Vous semblez les anguilles de Melun; vous criez devant
qu'on vous esorche.]
Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.
Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.
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.]
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.]
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.
A coward, a most devout coward; religious in it.
A coward, a most devout coward; religious in it.
