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The coward never on himself relies,
But to an equal for assistance flies.
The coward never on himself relies,
But to an equal for assistance flies.
Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it.
Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it.
There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
One who is in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.
One who is in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.
Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was
afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
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Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was
afterwards boldest in words and tongue.
[Lat., Ignavissimus quisque, et ut res docuit, in periculo non
ausurus, nimis verbis et lingua feroces.]
A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies
A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies
A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.
A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.
When the adulation of life is gone, the coward sneaks to his death, but the brave live on.
When the adulation of life is gone, the coward sneaks to his death, but the brave live on.
Men lie, who lack courage to tell truth--the cowards!
Men lie, who lack courage to tell truth--the cowards!