338 Quotes About Cowardice

Culture contradicts all genetic capital. It is the touch of magic, the special touch which contradicts biology, heredity, etc. and condenses a whole dynasty into one generation. What cannot be obtained in a single generation is ease and courage. Mutants are cowards.

When I was first married, my husband said I was one of the bravest people he knew. When I asked him why, he said because I was a complete coward but went ahead and did things anyhow.

Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information.

All progress begins with the brave, not the spineless coward.

I'm afraid that I won't do the right thing in the face of disaster. Or, I'm afraid I will be stupidly brave.

Intelligence is suffocated by things such as cowardice and diffidence.

Some people are such cowards that they are terrified of being brave.

I can readily see the tyrants that stand all around me. But what I have a hard time seeing is the hero that resides within me. And I have effectively determined whether I will succeed or fail simply by choosing which of these two I will focus on.

The simplest way to make a coward courageous is to convince them that you admire their courage.