Cowardly Lion/Quotes

"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."

—John Wayne

Roman General: "There is no shame in fear! There is only shame in letting fear rule you! Try not to look scared, and you will find bravery in your heart!"

English General: "...any man who faces battle without concern, is a moonstruck fool. To be brave is to go forward anyway, no matter how afeared! That is why I go forward, with so many other brave men."

—Total War

"Superman isn't brave. He's smart, handsome, even decent. But he's not brave. No, listen to me. Superman is indestructible, and you can't be brave if you're indestructible. It's people like you and your mother. People who are different, and can be crushed and know it. Yet they keep on going out there every time."

Shinji Ikari: I mustn't run away... I mustn't run away... I mustn't run away!

—Neon Genesis Evangelion

Brave one minute and cowardly the next. He is a baffling man.

—Dr. Nako (on Usopp), One Piece

As for you, my fine friend, you're a victim of disorganized thinking. You are under the unfortunate delusion that simply because you run away from danger, you have no courage. You're confusing courage with wisdom.

Back where I come from we have men who are called heroes. Once a year they take their fortitude out of mothballs and they parade it down the main street and they have no more courage than you have.

—The title character of The Wizard of Oz, addressing the Trope Namer.