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title: "7 People Cowards Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 People Cowards quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best People Cowards sayings and thoughts."
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> [Some people are cowards... I think by and large a third of people are villains, a third are cowards, and a third…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hanks/some-people-are-cowards-i-think-by-and-large-a-third-of-people-are/)

[Tom Hanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hanks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc5/tom-hanks-1717_choices_some-people-are-cowards-i-think-by-and-l_64086.jpg)

> [No police or military in the world can protect people who are cowards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/no-police-or-military-in-the-world-can-protect-people-who-are-cowards/)

[Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/mahatma-gandhi-23_coward_no-police-or-military-in-the-world-can-p_66122.jpg)

> [Cruel people are ever cowards in emergency.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-swift/cruel-people-are-ever-cowards-in-emergency/)

[Jonathan Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-swift/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd5/jonathan-swift-433_coward_cruel-people-are-ever-cowards-in-emergen_609536.jpg)

> [I have never cared much for people. Most of them are cowards, conformists, muddleheads, moneygrubbers, and they infect each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cees-nooteboom/i-have-never-cared-much-for-people-most-of-them-are-cowards/)

[Cees Nooteboom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cees-nooteboom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/cees-nooteboom-17398_conformist_i-have-never-cared-much-for-people-most_901967.jpg)

> [Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-farquhar-tupper/ridicule-is-a-weak-weapon-when-pointed-at-a-strong-mind-but-common/)

[Martin Farquhar Tupper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-farquhar-tupper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/698/martin-farquhar-tupper-4080_common_ridicule-is-a-weak-weapon-when-pointed-a_2544276.png)

> [Most people are cowards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-von-nothaus/most-people-are-cowards/)

[Bernard von NotHaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-von-nothaus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/782/bernard-von-nothaus-33229_coward_most-people-are-cowards-2736625_2736625.jpg)

> [“It was as though, so long as the deceit ran along quiet and monotonous, all of us let ourselves be deceived, abetting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-faulkner/it-was-as-though-so-long-as-the-deceit-ran-along-quiet-and-monotonous/)

[William Faulkner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-faulkner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/william-faulkner-306_betrayal_it-was-as-though-so-long-as-the-deceit-r_2855480.png)

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