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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Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense. – Ambrose Bierce

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Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead. – Ambrose Bierce

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It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life. – Proverb

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

Covetousness like jealousy, when it has taken root, never leaves a person, but with their life. Cowardice is the dread of what will happen. – Epictetus

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The integrity of the game is everything. – Peter Ueberroth

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