Ass Quote by James Gould Cozzens

That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.

— Edgar Allan Poe

I've seen men who thought they were brave turn out to be shameful cowards. Other people, who thought they were capable of the utmost…

— Jerzy Andrzejewski

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All…

— George S. Patton

How can you expect a man to be brave when he meets with nothing in life but misfortune?

— Gregorio M Sierra

The brave man is not he who feels no fear, For that were stupid and irrational; But he, whose noble soul its fear subdues,…

— Joanna Baillie

The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid.

— Anonymous

A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.

— Confucius

“Would a coward or a thief remain a coward or a thief, even if his memory slate was wiped clean? Or could he somehow…

— Douglas E. Richards

Many a man looking death, or simply compromise, in the face has been spared the label coward because his faith was bolstered by the…

— Doug Phillips

There are no brave men and cowardly men in the world, my son. There are only brave men. To be born, to live, to…

— Alistair Maclean

It is besides necessary that whoever is brave should be a man of great soul.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

A brave man is sometimes a desperado: a bully is always a coward.

— Thomas Chandler Haliburton