31 quotes found
“He who fights and runs away May live to fight another day. But he who is in battle slain Can never rise to fight again.”
“A cowardly act! What do I care about that? You may be sure that I should never fear to commit one if it were to my advantage.”
“A cowardly cur barks more fiercely than it bites.”
“All men would be cowards if they durst.”
“For though men be ignorant, yet they are men”
“Once he got there, he stopped and looked back. “You know, the thing about manners is that we only seem to notice the lack of them in others. It's a lot harder to see mistakes in ourselves.”
“Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.”
“We don’t have to like each other. We just need to respect each other.”
“A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.”
“The small courtesies sweeten life the greater ennoble it.”
“A moral sensible and well-bred man Will not affront me and no other can.”