What does this quote mean?

Question

"What others may call cowardice, he called common sense."

Answer 1

Being foolhardy is not the same as being brave. It is common sense to avoid foolhardy situations.

Answer 2

The person who said this quote was basically defending the decision of another person who decided to, for whatever reason, avoid some sort of battle or fight. It was probably a circumstance where the man in question was facing a battle with perhaps a much stronger foe; one who would have certainly destroyed him. Thus, our quoter was saying that the decision, even though some may say it was cowardly, was actually logical, since it spared the man harm. Thus it was "common sense."

Answer 3

When someone tells you to jump of a bridge.. Some people call it fear and "cowardice" but it really is just common sense not to jump of a bridge.

Answer 4

the man is incidentally a coward, as seen by the people surrounding him. maybe he was asked/dared to jump off a sea wall towards 20 ft waters below, and he said no, because, well, his common sense dictates, he might die in the process. For him, he was just exercising his smarts and not being pressured by the popular demands of the foolhardy - like most politicians do.

words and quotes and concepts - they're just matters of perception and what works for you.

Answer 5

Like a man running away from trouble before it even starts, some people will call it being a coward and some will think the man is just being smart and using his common sense.

Answer 6

This guy saw his actions as what anyone should do in the situations he was handed, although onlookers would call him squeamish, or a chicken, for doing what he'd done.

(Also, he probably saw the people who saw him as being a scaredy cat as frivolously bold and daring to the point of stupidity. )

Answer 7

Like when someone says you're a coward because you say 'no' to drugs, smoking, drinking, but you don't do it because you know it's harmful to your health, that's common sense

Answer 8

It most likely means that while others might judge an individual for not taking a step of faith or risk, that individual actually played it safe and thought practically of the situation at hand.

Answer 9

I think it means that no 2 people have the exact same opinion about something, someone might view what you like as something they dislike, kinda like that other one saying "One man's meat is another man's poison"

Answer 10

It is a personal justification of not taking responsibility for your own situation. By ignoring his own duty to family, friends, and even himself he has to convince himself that he has no control. This is the definition of a loser....