Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.

Only a coward will use a gun to protect and get respect for themselves.

— Emmanuel Jal

“The Coward will run away from danger, only to strike in the dark. The Heroine will run through the dark, even though she knows…

— David A. Cleinman

“A thousand times a coward and not once a dead man”

— Suad Amiry

Boasting and bravado may exist in the breast even of the coward, if he is successful through a mere lucky hit; but a just…

— Thucydides

“It is true that only a coward can be brave, as a man who feels no fear has conquered nothing.”

— Conn & David Iggulden

If you're a generous person, when you get money and fame, you're going to be more generous. If you're a sharer, you're going to…

— Steve Harvey

Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland?

— Walter Scott

“To stand at the very moment when all seems lost is the point of insanity for the coward, but it is the home of…

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

My advice to you, if you should ever be in a hold up, is to line up with the cowards and save your bravery…

— O. Henry

People who keep dogs are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves.

— August Strindberg

Is there cowardice with the acknowledgement of fear?

— Markus Zusak

It is the disease of cowards, who do not have the courage to speak upfront and so talk behind one's back... Watch out against…

— Pope Francis

If our principles are right, why should we be cowards?

— Lucretia Mott

I found from working on the film that I am a bigot, at times. And that I am also a coward, at times.

— Terrence Howard

A coward is the kindest animal; 'Tis the most forgiving creature in a fight.

— John Dryden