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