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Men lie, who lack courage to tell truth--the cowards!
Men lie, who lack courage to tell truth--the cowards!
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.
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.
When all the blandishments of life are gone,
The coward sneaks to death, the brave live on.
When all the blandishments of life are gone,
The coward sneaks to death, the brave live on.
Thou art a cat, and a rat, and a coward.
Thou art a cat, and a rat, and a coward.
Who knows himself a braggart,
Let him fear this; for it will come to pass
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Who knows himself a braggart,
Let him fear this; for it will come to pass
That every braggart shall be found an ass.
A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.
A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.
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.
To wish for death is a coward's part.
[Lat., Timidi est optare necem.]
To wish for death is a coward's part.
[Lat., Timidi est optare necem.]
