lack of bravery Quotes

Cowardice is impotence worse than violence. The coward desires revenge but being afraid to die, he looks to others, maybe to the government of the day, to do the work of defense for him. A coward is less than a man. He does not deserve to be a member of a society of men and women.

Treason seldom dwells with courage.

Cowardice was undoubtedly one of the most terrible vices - thus spoke Yeshua Ha-Nozri. 'No, philosopher, I disagree with you: it is the most terrible vice!

Cynicism is a form of cowardice, a failure of courage to hope.

Cowardice is no virtue.

Cynicism is what passes for insight when courage is lacking

You are a coward,' she said, and with that one word wrote a denunciation, a biography, and a prophecy.

cowardice more than any other failing demands a ruthless paying of the price from those who give it hospitality.

Perfect courage and utter cowardice are two extremes which rarely occur.

Cowardice is incompatible with divine wisdom.

He might be a man without character, but she was a woman without courage. Of the two, which was worse?

Fear hurries on my tongue through want of courage.

...Really, there is no greater sin than cowardice; cowards are never saved - that is sure. I can stand everything else but not that.

Courage, like cowardice, is undoubtedly contagious, but some persons are not liable to catch it.

He was just a coward and that was the worst luck any many could have.

There is no lack of bravery in the ranks of our armed forces, but bureaucratic cowardice rules in our intelligence establishment (as well as at the higher levels of military command).

If it is true that cowardice is the most grave vice, then the dog, at least, is not guilty of it.

A brave man is sometimes a desperado: a bully is always a coward.

Every recreant who proved his timidity in the hour of danger, was afterwards boldest in words and tongue.

Let his sword break and his shield shatter, Sansa thought coldly as she shoved out through the doors, let his courage fail him and every man desert him.

Three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.

You don’t have the courage of a half-bred mongrel.

Resentment opens no door and breeds no courage.