Cowardice Quotes

A brave man dies but once, a coward many times.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.

Conscience does make cowards of us all, and thus the native hue of resolution is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought.

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

A thought which, quarter'd, hath but one part wisdom and ever three parts coward.

I would rather be a coward than brave because people hurt you when you are brave.

A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.

The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else.

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.

There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.

None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.

Cowardice asks: Is it safe? Expediency asks: Is it politic? But Conscience asks: Is it right?

Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice.

Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.

He who despairs over an event is a coward, but he who holds hope for the human condition is a fool.