Coward Quotes

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  The biggest coward of a man is to awaken the love of a woman without the intention of loving her.

  Bob Marley

  Love, Heartbreak, Men

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• Fatigue makes cowards of us all.

  Vince Lombardi

  Motivational, Sports, Coaching

  Vince Lombardi (2003). “What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leaders: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, p.118, McGraw Hill Professional

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• A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Life, Peace, Clever

  Mahatma Gandhi (1965). “Glorious Thoughts of Gandhi: Being a Treasury of about Ten Thousand Valuable and Inspiring Thougths of Mahatma Gandhi, Classified Under Four Hundred Subjects”

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• A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

  Thomas Jefferson

  War, Men, Spirit

  Thomas Jefferson (2010). “The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Notes on Virginia II, Correspondence 1782-1786”, p.400, Cosimo, Inc.

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• The coward only threatens when he is safe.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Literature, Safe

  "Torquato Tasso". II. 3. 207, 1790.

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• Cowards can never be moral.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Morality, Moral

  Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.75, A&C Black

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• The brave man, inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger.

  Andrew Jackson

  Country, Courage, Military

  Andrew Jackson, David Maydole Matteson (1937). “Correspondence of Andrew Jackson: to April 30, 1814”

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• Slander is the tool of cowards.

  Vanna Bonta

  Tools, Slander

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• All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.

  George S. Patton

  Military, Fighting, Men

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• Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Revenge, Hate, Hatred

  George Bernard Shaw (2015). “The Collected Plays of George Bernard Shaw (Illustrated): Including Renowned Titles like Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, The Inca Of Perusalem, Macbeth Skit, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion”, p.1477, e-artnow

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• We all have defining moments. It is in these moments that we find our true characters. We become heroes or cowards; truth tellers or liars; we go forward or we go backward.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Liars, Hero, Character

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• Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.

  Orison Swett Marden

  Inspirational, Life, Fear

  Orison Swett Marden (1907). “The Optimistic Life”

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• Bullies are always cowards at heart and may be credited with a pretty safe instinct in scenting their prey.

  Anna Julia Cooper

  Bullying, Heart, Safety

  Anna Julia Cooper, Charles C. Lemert, Esme Bhan (1998). “The Voice of Anna Julia Cooper: Including A Voice from the South and Other Important Essays, Papers, and Letters”, p.93, Rowman & Littlefield

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

  Euripides

  Courage, Men, Choices

  Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (1959). “Euripides”

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• Strange that cowards cannot see that their greatest safety lies in dauntless courage.

  Johann Kaspar Lavater

  Lying, Safety, Strange

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  A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.

  John Calvin

  Christian, Dog, Religious

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

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Death, Running

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 2, sc. 2, l. 30

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• Hatred is self-punishment. Hatred it the coward's revenge for being intimidated.

  Hosea Ballou

  Revenge, Hate, Self

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• The world has no room for cowards.

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Courage, World, Rooms

  Robert Louis Stevenson, Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson (1905). “Works”

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• Nice guys do not finish last. Last place is for the cowards and those too full of fear to take action.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Courage, Fear

  Twitter post from Aug 02, 2013

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• Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning.

  George Eliot

  Fighting, Winning, Battle

  George Eliot (1873). “Wit and Wisdom of George Eliot”, p.27

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• An Indian respects a brave man, but he despises a coward.

  Chief Joseph

  Men, Bravery, Despise

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• Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

  George W. Bush

  Morning, September 11, Liberty

  9/11 Remarks at Barksdale Air Force Base, delivered 11 September, 2001, Barksdale, Louisiana

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• Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

  George S. Patton

  Fear, Men, Essence

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• The coward never on himself relies, But to an equal for assistance flies.

  George Crabbe

  Equal, Rely, Assistance

  George Crabbe (1855). “Poetical Works: Preface to the Tales”, p.25

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