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
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
A coward boasting of his courage may deceive strangers, but he is a laughing-stock to those who know him.
PHAEDRUS
Fables
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
Cowards make the best torturers. Cowards understand fear and they can use it.
MARK LAWRENCE
Prince of Thorns