Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape.

VoltaireWriter · French · 1694 – 1778
More from Voltaire
Courage Quotes
#Death
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom. — Mohandas Gandhi
  • We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to stand by their convictions, even to the very death. — Robert Green Ingersoll
  • Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage. — Jean Anouilh
  • In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others. — Voltaire
  • It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it. — Voltaire
  • The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason. — Voltaire
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026