He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day.
Prov. It may be cowardly to run away from a fight, but running away gives you a better chance of surviving. The school bully told Phillip to meet him in the playground after school, but Phillip didn't keep the appointment. When his friends called him a coward, Phillip shrugged and said, "He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day."