quotations about cowardice
The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.
UMBERTO ECO
Travels in Hyperreality
Cowards' weapons neither cut nor pierce.
MEASTASIO
attributed, Day's Collacon
No argument will give courage to the coward.
AESOP
"The Fawn and His Mother,", Aesop's Fables
Conscience gets a lot of credit that really belongs to cowardice.
EVAN ESAR
20,000 Quips & Quotes
A coward boasting of his courage may deceive strangers, but he is a laughing-stock to those who know him.
PHAEDRUS
Fables
A brave man's look is worth more than a coward's sword.
ANONYMOUS
The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Toasts & Quotes
Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
John Bull's Other Island
Only cowards kill the vanquished.
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
A Clash of Kings
Cowards make the best torturers. Cowards understand fear and they can use it.
MARK LAWRENCE
Prince of Thorns