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

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

Since I no longer expect/ anything from mankind except/ madness,/ meanness, and mendacity;/ egotism,/ cowardice,/ and/ self-delusion,/ I have stopped/ being a/ misanthrope.

Being afraid you'll look like a coward is the worst reason for doing anything.

Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one.

To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice