Constancy Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

In misfortune we often mistake dejection for constancy; we bear it without daring to look on it; like cowards, who suffer themselves to be…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We know how often in our lives through laziness and cowardice we give up the battle and try to hypnotise our minds into the…

— Swami Vivekananda

One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Each of us has his cowardice. Each of us is afraid to lose, afraid to die. But hanging back is the way to remain…

— Mas Oyama

“When the brain discourages you with its argument that courage must be justifiable by strength in the arms, it is the heart which reveals…

— Abhish

It's fear that makes us lose our conscience. It's also what transforms us into cowards.

— Marjane Satrapi

“Everyone thinks that courage is about facing death without flinching. But almost anyone can do that. Almost anyone can hold their breath and not…

— Robin Hobb

“It is always easier to hear an insult and not retaliate than have the courage to fight back against someone stronger than yourself; we…

— Paulo Coelho

Let us be wary of ready-made ideas about cowardice and courage: the same burden weighs infinitely more heavily on some shoulders than on others.

— Francois Mauriac

A person who does not have stability of mind is an unstable dinghy. In this struggle of life, I will confront all the challenges…

— Totaram Sanadhya

The way of cowardice is to embed ourselves in a cocoon, in which we perpetuate our habitual patterns. When we are constantly recreating our…

— Chogyam Trungpa

Many a time comes when we want to interpret our weakness and cowardice as forgiveness and renunciation.

— Swami Vivekananda