cowardice

is like alcoholism in that it is a lifelong condition.

Cowardice, like alcoholism, is a lifelong condition

It needs fanatical faith to rationalize our cowardice. Eric Hoffer

is submissive surrender to circumstances.

Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.

 comes always from not truly loving, or at least, not loving well.

All cowardice comes from not truly loving, or at least, not loving well.

is better practiced for a minute than being dead for the rest of your life.

It is better to be a coward for a minute than dead for the rest of your life. - Irish proverb

is distinguished from courage in that cowardice represses fear and is thereby mastered by it while courage faces fears and thereby masters it.

Courage faces fear and thereby masters it. Cowardice represses fear and is thereby mastered by it.

is in fear of nothing more than decision.

The thing that cowardice fears most is decision.

cowardice, n.All