If pessimism is despair, optimism is cowardice and stupidity. Is there any need to choose between them?

To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.

Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information.

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk.

Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. Humility and meekness are indeed spiritual powers.

They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person.

I hate those men who would send into war youth to fight and die for them; the pride and cowardice of those old men, making their wars that boys must die.

There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: the fashionable non-conformist.

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred.

God did not give you the spirit of cowardice.

We ought instead of retreating should follow up the enemy and take Richmond. And in full view of all responsible for such declaration, I say to you all, such an order can only be prompted by cowardice or treason.

Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice.

There is a point at which the law becomes immoral and unethical. That point is reached when it becomes a cloak for the cowardice that dares not stand up against blatant violations of justice.