Men lie, who lack courage to tell truth--the cowards!

Men lie, who lack courage to tell truth--the cowards!

A coward, a most devout coward; religious in it.

A coward, a most devout coward; religious in it.

Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men.

Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men.

Thou dost shame
That bloody spoil. Thou slave, thou wretch, thou coward!
Thou little valiant, great in read more

Thou dost shame
That bloody spoil. Thou slave, thou wretch, thou coward!
Thou little valiant, great in villainy!
Thou ever strong upon the stronger side!
Thou fortune's champion, that dost never fight
But when her humorous ladyship is by
To teach thee safety!

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.

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.

It is better to be killed than frightened to death.

It is better to be killed than frightened to death.

A coward boasting of his courage may deceive strangers, but he is
a laughing-stock to those who know him.
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A coward boasting of his courage may deceive strangers, but he is
a laughing-stock to those who know him.
[Lat., Virtutis expers verbis jactans gloriam
Ignotos fallit, notis est derisui.]

So cowards fight when they can fly no further;
So doves do peck the falcon's piercing talons;
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So cowards fight when they can fly no further;
So doves do peck the falcon's piercing talons;
So desperate thieves, all hopeless of their lives,
Breathe out invectives 'gainst the officers.