Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) American general and politician, 7th president of the United States
To troops who had abandoned their lines during the Battle of New Orleans (8 January 1815).
1810s
“A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger.”
Iphigenia in Tauris (c. 412 BC) l. 114
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“When danger reared its ugly head,
He bravely turned his tail and fled.”
Graham Chapman (1941–1989) English comedian, writer and actor
Source: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Book): Mønti Pythøn Ik Den Hølie Gräilen
“Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver, but less daring.”
Herman Melville book White-Jacket
Source: White-Jacket (1850), Ch. 23
Context: Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver, but less daring. Thus with seamen: he who goes the oftenest round Cape Horn goes the most circumspectly.