"Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss Philosopher

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"Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards."

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"True valor lies between cowardice and rashness."

Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish Novelist

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"Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice."

Randall Terry, American Celebrity

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"Suicide sometimes proceeds from cowardice, but not always; for cowardice sometimes prevents it; since as many live because they are afraid to die, as die because they are afraid to live."

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

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"I have learned to live each day as it comes, and not to borrow trouble by dreading tomorrow. It is the dark menace of the future that makes cowards of us."

Dorothy Dix, American Journalist

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"There is a point at which the law becomes immoral and unethical. That point is reached when it becomes a cloak for the cowardice that dares not stand up against blatant violations of justice."

Kurt Huber, German Celebrity

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"The House Democrats don't want Gore humiliated, so they slammed the door of the Capitol in my face. They are cowards."

Christopher Monckton, British Politician

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"The world has no room for cowards."

Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish Writer

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"Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as of heroes. Any fool can be brave on a battlefield when it's be brave or else be killed."

Margaret Mitchell, American Novelist

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"Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice."

Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish Novelist

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"The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves."

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"People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little."

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"Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is."

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"Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases."

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"True valor lies between cowardice and rashness."

"Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice."

"Suicide sometimes proceeds from cowardice, but not always; for cowardice sometimes prevents it; since as many live because they are afraid to die, as die because they are afraid to live."

"I have learned to live each day as it comes, and not to borrow trouble by dreading tomorrow. It is the dark menace of the future that makes cowards of us."

"There is a point at which the law becomes immoral and unethical. That point is reached when it becomes a cloak for the cowardice that dares not stand up against blatant violations of justice."

"The House Democrats don't want Gore humiliated, so they slammed the door of the Capitol in my face. They are cowards."

"The world has no room for cowards."

"Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as of heroes. Any fool can be brave on a battlefield when it's be brave or else be killed."

"Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice."

"The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places."

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"Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves."

"People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little."

"Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is."

"Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains."

"Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases."

"Childhood is the sleep of reason."

"Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains."

"I may not be better than other people, but at least I'm different."

"Base souls have no faith in great individuals."

"He who is most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in performance of it."