Burden Quote by Francois Mauriac

There is danger in courage. Cowardice is a power for good. We hardly know what it prevents.

— Ivy Compton-Burnett

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

— Rollo May

The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.

— Jim Hightower

“What we call cowardice is often just another name for being taken by surprise, and courage is seldom any better than simply being well…

— Gregory David Roberts

There are times when it is more courageous to be cowardly.

— Norman Reilly Raine

Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources.

— Christian Nestell Bovee

Courage is the fear of being thought a coward.

— Horace Smith

Cowardice, when done correctly, can be its own kind of bravery.

— Paul Neilan

Courage is the goal of cowards.

— Alan Watts

Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.

— Plutarch

Courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to carry on with dignity in spite of it.

— Scott Turow

True courage is completing the things you say while cowardice is just saying the things you wish to complete.

— William Barrett Travis