Cowardice as by Wiki
Cowardice (also called nervelessness) is a vice that is conventionally viewed as the corruption of prudence, to thwart all courage or bravery. Cowardice may be considered to be prudence that does not take consequences to their furthest extent.
Etymology
According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word "coward" comes from an Old French word coart (modern French is couard), a combination of the word for "tail" and an agent noun suffix. It would therefore have meant "one with a tail" - perhaps one in the habit of turning it, or it may be derived from the dog's habit of putting its tail between its legs when it is afraid. Another more clearly related word, in old French, that can be related to coward is "couard" which literally means coward and was frequently used by French knights in battle. It is therefore possible that the English language was enriched in such manner through military contacts with the French, or with the French-influenced Normans that invaded England in 1066.
The English surname Coward (as in Noel Coward), however, has the same origin and meaning as the word "cowherd".
found@:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowardice
yes this has been on my mind a bit.... because i ahve recently had an anonymous person write me about the character flaws i posses. Things make me think. and think i shall. for thinking keeps me young and helps me spend the hours i spend alone in a way that can bring some sort of "good" to my mind....
Found a quote that makes me think even more about recent events and the like
“To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.”
March 19, 1916 - June 29, 1990) was an American bestselling author and screenwriter. He was the father of Olympic historian David Wallechinsky and author Amy Wallace.
((Info on Irving Wallace found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Wallace))
Yes i like to site my sources... I had great English teachers in my life who smashed that in to my head!
Etymology
According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word "coward" comes from an Old French word coart (modern French is couard), a combination of the word for "tail" and an agent noun suffix. It would therefore have meant "one with a tail" - perhaps one in the habit of turning it, or it may be derived from the dog's habit of putting its tail between its legs when it is afraid. Another more clearly related word, in old French, that can be related to coward is "couard" which literally means coward and was frequently used by French knights in battle. It is therefore possible that the English language was enriched in such manner through military contacts with the French, or with the French-influenced Normans that invaded England in 1066.
The English surname Coward (as in Noel Coward), however, has the same origin and meaning as the word "cowherd".
found@:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowardice
yes this has been on my mind a bit.... because i ahve recently had an anonymous person write me about the character flaws i posses. Things make me think. and think i shall. for thinking keeps me young and helps me spend the hours i spend alone in a way that can bring some sort of "good" to my mind....
Found a quote that makes me think even more about recent events and the like
“To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.”
March 19, 1916 - June 29, 1990) was an American bestselling author and screenwriter. He was the father of Olympic historian David Wallechinsky and author Amy Wallace.
((Info on Irving Wallace found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Wallace))
Yes i like to site my sources... I had great English teachers in my life who smashed that in to my head!