Quote by Ambrose Bierce
A coward is one who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.

A coward is one who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs. – Ambrose Bierce

Other quotes by Ambrose Bierce

An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. – Ambrose Bierce

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Sabbath – a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh. – Ambrose Bierce

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It is the coward who fawns upon those above him. It is the coward who is insolent whenever he dares be so. – Junius

For cowards the road of desertion should be left open; they will carry over to the enemy nothing, but their fears. – Christian Nevell Bovee

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Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret. – Benjamin Disraeli, Coningsby

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I travel around the world, experiencing every language, every religion… some places where theres just no reason to smile, because their lives are so difficult. – Lionel Richie

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