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I really know nothing more criminal, more mean, and more ridiculous than lying. It is the production either of malice, cowardice, or vanity; and generally misses of its aim in every one of these views.

“I really know nothing more criminal, more mean, and more ridiculous than lying. It is the production either of malice, cowardice, or vanity; and generally misses of its aim in every one of these views.” — Philip Stanhope, Letters To His Son (1747-09-21)

Author YahooeyPosted on December 29, 2019December 23, 2019Categories QuotationsTags cowardice, Letters To His Son, lying, malice, Philip Stanhope, vanityLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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There is but one coward on earth, and that is the coward that dare not know.

“There is but one coward on earth, and that is the coward that dare not know.” — W. E. B. Du Bois, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Author YahooeyPosted on April 14, 2015March 5, 2015Categories QuotationsTags cowardice, knowledge, W. E. B. Du BoisLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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The weak in courage is strong in cunning.

“The weak in courage is strong in cunning.” — William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Author YahooeyPosted on May 14, 2014January 24, 2016Categories QuotationsTags courage, cowardice, cunning, The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell, weak, William BlakeLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.

“That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.” — Edgar Allan Poe, Marginalia, Part IX, Graham’s Magazine, December 1846

Author YahooeyPosted on January 19, 2014September 27, 2018Categories QuotationsTags bravery, cowardice, Edgar Allan Poe, fear, MarginaliaLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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