Cowardice
Faint heart never won fair lady.
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) Spanish novelist, dramatist and poet.
Man gives every reason for his conduct save one, every excuse for his crimes save one, every plea for his safety save one; and that one is his cowardice.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish writer.
To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.
Confucius (BC 551-BC 479) Chinese philosopher.
Covetousness like jealousy, when it has taken root, never leaves a person, but with their life. Cowardice is the dread of what will happen.
Epictetus (50-120) Greek philosopher.
Fear has its use but cowardice has none.
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Preeminent leader of Indian nationalism.
The coward threatens when he is safe.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, novelist and dramatist.
Cowardice, as distinguished from panic, is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.
Ernest Hemingway (1898-1961) American Writer.
When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American philosopher and author.
A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Third president of the United States.