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George Eliot: Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning; but give me the man…

Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning; but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he's sure of losing.

In today’s wordsAny coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning, but give me the person with the courage to fight when he's sure of losing.

George EliotCommonly attributed
Source
From the book Quoted in Pearls of Thought, compiled by Maturin M. Ballou, 1881

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