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

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The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. – Ambrose Bierce

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Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope. – Ambrose Bierce

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Hope
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Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age. – Ambrose Bierce

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Other Quotes from
Cowardice/Weakness
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It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life. – Proverb

Dishonesty, cowardice and duplicity are never impulsive. – George A. Knight

The coward threatens when he is safe. – Johann von Goethe

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