Courage and alertness
Source: The Teachings of Babaji, 5 July 1983.
“Cowards fear to die; but courage stout,
Rather than live in snuff, will be put out.”
Walter Raleigh (1554–1618) English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer
On the snuff of a candle the night before he died; Raleigh's Remains, p. 258, ed. 1661
“It takes a different kind of courage to be a coward.”
Ron English (1959) American artist
Ron English's Fauxlosophy: Volume 2 (2022)
“He's got courage," Alex said.
"Courage!" Raoul bellowed. "That coward almosthim and--”
Tamora Pierce book Alanna: The First Adventure
Source: Alanna: The First Adventure
“Cowards die a thousand deaths, but the brave only die once.”
Ernest Hemingway book A Farewell to Arms
Source: A Farewell to Arms
“3366. Many would be Cowards if they had Courage enough.”
Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Tariq Aziz (1936–2015) Iraqi Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein
attributed to Tareq Aziz in a July, 2007 interview http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1516.htm with former Iraqi press secretary Abd Al-Jabbar Muhsen
Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–1861) English poet
The Higher Courage http://whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au/words/authors/C/CloughArthurHugh/verse/poemsproseremains/highercourage.html, st. 7 (1840).
“Courage is confused with picking up arms and cowardness is confused with laying them down.”
Mitch Albom book The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Source: The Five People You Meet in Heaven
“A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.”
Mickey Mantle (1931–1995) Professional baseball player
