Poltroonery Quotes & Sayings

He cannot think. He can scarcely breathe. But he has no desire to either, he simply wants to keep kissing her. — Sara Sheridan

You know, you can't make the people do what you want them to do. — Mike Epps

I feel the old dark gathering, the solitude preparing, by which I know myself, and the call of that ignorance which might be noble and is mere poltroonery. — Samuel Beckett

Jack and Stella rushed over to the edge just in time to see Charming disappearing into the reduction duality universe. — Simon J. Morley

I always tell people, 'Coming from such a big Mexican family when there's a new baby every three weeks, you have to do something to get someone's attention.' — Becky G

The local TV news is the greatest danger in your life. It's all crap. — Ray Bradbury

A rather jolly little pony, quite possibly wearing a straw hat with holes cut out for its ears. — Terry Pratchett

You're a terrible man for the blankets, said Kerrigan.
I'm not ashamed to admit that I love my bed, said Byrne. She was my first friend ... She will house me in my last hour and faithfully hold my cold body when I am dead. She will look bereaved when I am gone. — Flann O'Brien

Our sex bears the disgrace not only of a great deal of genuine poltroonery, but also of much which is mere affectation. — Frances Power Cobbe

3And this is the way to have eternal life - to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. — Anonymous

Suicide is a crime the most revolting to the feelings; nor does any reason suggest itself to our understanding by which it can be justified. It certainly originates in that species of fear which we denominate poltroonery. For what claim can that man have to courage who trembles at the frowns of fortunes? True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life in whatever shape they may challenge him to combat. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The viewing figures for 'Lost' were huge. I don't think the viewing figures for 'The 100' are up there with 'Lost'; hopefully, they will be. — Henry Ian Cusick

Love. There's no argument, no matter how strong, that can overcome that word. — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

My name is Marc, my emotional life is sensitive and my purse is empty, but they say I have talent. — Marc Chagall

A nonviolent system of government is clearly an impossibility so long as the wide gulf between the rich and the hungry millions persists. — Mahatma Gandhi

many efforts on bahalf of of animals will qualitatively improve humans' living conditions as well, which is likely to be the case — Carol J. Adams