It is from the house of a coward that we point to the ruins of the house of a brave man

If an arrow is pointed at the chest of a defenceless man, that man must do as he is told. To do any different in the face of indefensible danger is folly. The valiant fathers say that it is from the house of a coward that we point to the ruins of the house of a brave man.

C. Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities (2019), 136