Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.

Quote by John Gay

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Shadow owes its birth to light.

Shadow owes its birth to light.

But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and...

But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and...

The brave love mercy, and delight to save.

The brave love mercy, and delight to save.

On the choice of friends, Our good or evil name depends.

On the choice of friends, Our good or evil name depends.

Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.

Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.

O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, by keeping men off, you keep them...

O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, by keeping men off, you keep them...

We only part to meet again.

We only part to meet again.

But money, wife, is the true Fuller's Earth for reputations, there is not a spot...

But money, wife, is the true Fuller's Earth for reputations, there is not a spot...

In beauty, faults conspicuous grow; the smallest speck is seen on snow

In beauty, faults conspicuous grow; the smallest speck is seen on snow

What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And...

What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And...

'While there is life, there's hope,' he cried; 'Then why such haste?' so groaned and...

'While there is life, there's hope,' he cried; 'Then why such haste?' so groaned and...

Tis woman that seduces all mankind, By her we first were taught the wheedling arts.

Tis woman that seduces all mankind, By her we first were taught the wheedling arts.

Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils...

Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils...

We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the...

We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the...

An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretended friend is worse.

An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretended friend is worse.

There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self

There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self

Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals...

Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals...

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.

In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to...

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to...

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Every hero becomes a bore at last.

Poverty and War have no excuse.

Poverty and War have no excuse.