Courage Similes. Frank J. Wilstach, comp. 1916. A Dictionary of Similes

Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Courage


Courage is like the diamond—very brilliant; not changed by fire, capable of high polish, but except for the purpose of cutting hard bodies, useless. —C. C. Colton	1
If charg’d with Courage Man should be, (Like Powder in Artillery Proportion’d to the Barrel) Can’st thou, a Blunderbuss so large, With scarce a Pocket-Pistol’s Charge, Presume to bounce, or quarrel? —Foundling Hospital For Wit, 1743	2
Courage, like cowardice, is undoubtedly contagious, but some persons are not liable to catch it. —George D. Prentice	3