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| A coward calls himself cautious and a miser thrifty. Seneca. | 1 |
| A coward often deals a mortal blow to the brave. French. | 2 |
| A coward’s tear may make a coward valiant. | 3 |
| A valiant man’s look is better than a coward’s sword. Carl Seelbach. | 4 |
| Better be a coward than foolhardy. French. | 5 |
| Better fight with a hero than play with a coward. German. | 6 |
| Between two cowards, he has the advantage who first detects the other. Italian. | 7 |
But look for ruin when a coward wins,
For fear and cruelty are ever twins. Aleyn. | 8 |
| Coward against coward the assailant conquers. Spanish. | 9 |
| Cowards are cruel. | 10 |
| Cowards are made to be trampled on unless their wit cover them. | 11 |
Cowards die many times before their death;
The valiant never taste death but once. Shakespeare. | 12 |
| Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare. Queen Elizabeth. | 13 |
| Cowards have no luck. German. | 14 |
Cowards never use their might
Except against such as will not fight. Butler. | 15 |
| Cowards run the greatest danger of any men in battle. | 16 |
| Cowards’ weapons neither cut nor pierce. Italian. | 17 |
| Cowardice is afraid to be known or seen. | 18 |
| Cowardice leads to ingratitude and ungrateful sentiments to wicked actions. Arabian. | 19 |
| For whom sword and courage are not enough, corslet and lance will not be enough. Spanish. | 20 |
| Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring. Lucan. | 21 |
| He has acted with the spirit of a woman, i.e., without courage. Hindu. | 22 |
| Hidden valor is as bad as cowardice. Latin. | 23 |
| It is cowardly to fly from a living enemy or to abuse a dead one. Danish. | 24 |
| It is cowardly to quit the post assigned us by God before he permits us. Pythagoras. | 25 |
| Many would be cowards if they had courage enough. | 26 |
| Of two cowards, the one that attacks conquers the other. Portuguese. | 27 |
| One coward makes ten. German. | 28 |
| Plenty and peace binds cowards. Shakespeare. | 29 |
| Put a coward to his mettle and he’ll fight the devil. | 30 |
| Strength avails not a coward. Italian. | 31 |
| Tears are no proof of cowardice. Sterne. | 32 |
| The coward may begin hostilities, but the brave are left to shed their blood in the quarrel. Julius Auspex. | 33 |
When all the blandishments of life are gone,
The coward sneaks to death, the brave live on. Dr. Sewell. | 34 |
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