Cowering Quotes

16 quotes by 14 authors

It could be that our faithlessness is a cowering cowardice born of our very smallness, a massive failure of imagination... If we were to judge… — Annie Dillard
We are dying, we are dying, piecemeal our bodies are dying and our strength leaves us, and our soul cowers naked in the dark rain… — D. H. Lawrence
"Sweep me up and send me where you please." For there I will retain my spirit, tranquil and content, as long as it can feel… — Marcus Aurelius
Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring; such as an idle man cannot read, and… — Henry David Thoreau
I consider non-violence to be compassion in action. It doesnâ€™t mean weakness, cowering in fear, or simply doing nothing. It is to act without violence,… — Dalai Lama
I wish I'd known from the beginning that I was born a strong woman. What a difference it would have made! I wish I'd known… — Sarah Ban Breathnach
The heavy rain beat down the tender branches of vine and jessamine, and trampled on them in its fury; and when the lightning gleamed, it… — Charles Dickens
Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them. — Orison Swett Marden
I didn't want to become some embittered old hack getting his revenge for the rest of my life. And I didn't want to become some… — Salman Rushdie
Some peopleâ€”and I am one of themâ€”hate happy ends. We feel cheated. Harm is the norm. Doom should not jam. The avalanche stopping in its… — Vladimir Nabokov
And then there were cats, thought Dog. He'd surprised the huge ginger cat from next door and had attempted to reduce it to cowering jelly… — Terry Pratchett
An hour and seven minutes after walking up. I stood with Noelle outside the Trust's house and prepared to raise my first -- and hopefully… — Katie MacAlister
Humans are threatened by anything different, and their response is to fight. They're bullies, picking on the weak, cowering from the strong. — J R Ward
The difference between towering and cowering is totally a matter of inner posture. — Malcolm Forbes
Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of unusual daring; such as an idle man cannot read, and… — Henry David Thoreau

Who Wrote These Cowering Quotes

14 authors contributed a total of 16 Cowering Quotes as follows: