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A coward has no scar. — African (Shona)
A coward's fear can make a coward valiant. — English
A coward often deals a mortal blow to the brave. — French
A valiant man's look is more than a coward's sword. — English
A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend. — English
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Better be a coward than foolhardy. — French
Between two cowards, he has the advantage who first detects the other. — Italian
Caution is no cowardice; even fleas are armed. — Russian
Cowards have no luck. — German
Cowards don't play at cards. — Russian
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Cowards are cruel. — English
Cowards die often. — English
Despair gives courage to a coward. — English
Even a coward pursues him who runs away. — Czech
For compassion and cowardice there is no remedy. — Yiddish
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He who is a traitor is a coward. — Turkish
Make a coward fight and he will kill the devil. — English
Many would be cowards, if they had courage enough. — English
Necessity and opportunity may make a coward valiant. — English
Nobody is a coward when his rights are trampled upon. — Filipino
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Strength avails not a coward. — Italian
The virtue of a coward is suspicion. — English
The mother of the coward does not grieve for him. — African (Egypt)
The real coward runs even if he is not wounded. — Filipino
The eye is a coward. — Kenyan
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To evade danger is not cowardice. — Filipino
Under a brave general there are no cowardly soldiers. — Japanese
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