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Only cowards insult dying majesty.
Only cowards insult dying majesty.
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.]
Who knows himself a braggart,
Let him fear this; for it will come to pass
That every read more
Who knows himself a braggart,
Let him fear this; for it will come to pass
That every braggart shall be found an ass.
A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies
A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies
To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.
To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.
Men lie, who lack courage to tell truth--the cowards!
Men lie, who lack courage to tell truth--the cowards!
E'en a crow o' th' same nest; not altogether so great as the
first in goodness, but greater a read more
E'en a crow o' th' same nest; not altogether so great as the
first in goodness, but greater a great deal in evil. He excels
his brother for a coward, yet his brother is reputed one of the
best that is. In a retreat he outruns any lackey; marry, in
coming on he has the cramp.
It is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward.
It is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward.
Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.
Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.
