“It was as though, so long as the deceit ran along quiet and monotonous, all of us let ourselves be deceived, abetting… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
“I think if you are a musician, and artist, you have to have a certain courage. Repeating yourself or photocopying other's art...… — Thomas Gabriel Fischer Copy Share Image
“Courage, however, may also be explained as a readiness to meet ills that threaten at the moment, in order to avoid greater… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Bear in mind, my children, that only cowards and those who are weak commit sin and tell lies. The brave are always… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Since cowardice must occur at a time and place where an enemy either has already appeared or may yet turn up, servicemen… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
They tell us that Suicide is the greatest piece of Cowardice... That Suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
I say people who feel they must have a faith or religion in order to face life are showing a kind of… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Most civilisation is based on cowardice. It's so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“The fatal combination of Republican craveness and Democratic cowardice wasn't having an awful effect solely on the U.S. economy. It was proving… — Howard Dean Copy Share Image
“There is no cowardice in removing yourself from a wildly unhealthy and unwinnable situation . . . You shouldn't feel like you… — Scaachi Koul Copy Share Image
I always say the truth is best even when we find it unpleasant. Any rat in a sewer can lie. It's how… — Nancy Farmer Copy Share Image
I've always been accused by my detractors of some sort of moral failure, cowardice, or even lack of humanity by not portraying… — Robert Polidori Copy Share Image
There is nothing so depressing as a constant contemplation of one's self, and the greatest moral cowardice in the world's opinion comes… — Marie Corelli Copy Share Image
“When a man’s love of finery clouds his moral judgment, that is vanity. When he lets a demanding palate make his moral… — Matthew Scully Copy Share Image
Statesmen exhibit five key commitments: 1) A commitment to principles above politics; 2) An ability to compromise without abandoning principle; 3) A… — Tom Coburn Copy Share Image
The recommendation by the Arkansas Supreme Court Disciplinary Committee that President Clinton be disbarred is like a tender green shoot of integrity… — Mona Charen Copy Share Image
“Every act of courage is the work of an unbalanced man. Animals, normal by definition, are always cowardly except when they know… — Emil Cioran Copy Share Image
Because we want the peace with half a heart and half a life and will, the war, of course, continues, because the… — Daniel Berrigan Copy Share Image
“Tom’s cowardice was as huge as his courage, as it must be in great men. His violence balanced his tenderness, and himself… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“She had been born knowing that boldness erased fear, while cowardice invited it and earned her only more ill treatment. No matter… — Jeane Westin Copy Share Image
