Quotes about fear

"Fear makes men believe the worst."

Rufus, Quintus Curtius on fear   

"Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."

Russell, Bertrand on fear   

"That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject."

Santayana, George on fear   

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"Humans, with the capacities of higher-order thinking, can overcome limiting behaviors and fears."

Scheele, Paul R. on fear   

"If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been."

Schuller, Robert H. on fear
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"Do what you fear and fear disappears."

Schwartz, David J. on fear   

"Where the fear is, happiness is not."

Seneca on fear   

"A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand."

Seneca on fear
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"We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality."

Seneca on fear
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"Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear."

Shakespeare, William on fear
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"The best safety lies in fear."

Shakespeare, William on fear
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"Fearless minds climb soonest into crowns."

Shakespeare, William on fear   

"In time we hate that which we often fear."

Shakespeare, William on fear
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"Of all base passions, fear is the most accursed."

Shakespeare, William on fear   

"Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something."

Smith, Frederick on fear   

"To him who is in fear everything rustles."

Sophocles on fear   

"If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances."

Sorel, Julia on fear   

"Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will."

Stephens, James on fear   

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"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others."

Stevenson, Robert Louis on fear
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"The worst nightmare I ever had about Vietnam was that I had to go back. I woke up in a sweat, in total terror."

Stone, Oliver on fear   

"I can say, I am terribly frightened and fear is terrible and awful and it makes me uncomfortable, so I won't do that because it makes me uncomfortable. Or I could say get used to being uncomfortable. It is uncomfortable doing something that's risky. But so what? Do you want to stagnate and just be comfortable?"

Streisand, Barbara on fear   

"Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back."

Syrus, Publilius on fear   

"Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors."

Tacitus, Publius Cornelius on fear   

"Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live"

Thompson, Dorothy on fear
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"Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not."

Thomson, Virgil on fear
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"People die of fright and live of confidence."

Thoreau, Henry David on fear
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"Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed."

Unknown, Source on fear   

"The innocent are free from fear, but the guilty always the dread of punishment before their eyes."

Unknown, Source on fear   

"Fear is a habit; so is self-pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can!! and I will!!"

Unknown, Source on fear
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"Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing."

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"All men have fears, but the Brave put down their fears and go forward. Sometimes to Death, but always to Victory."

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"Fear is what kills us."

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"He who knows self as the enjoyer of the honey from the flowers of the senses, ever present within, ruler of time, goes beyond fear. For this self is supreme!"

Upanishads, Veda on fear   

"Fear is proof of a degenerate mind."

Virgil on fear   

"Fear is proof of a low born soul."

Virgil on fear   

"To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity."

Weeks, Edward on fear
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"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us, it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Williamson, Marianne on fear
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"Fear God and you need not fear anyone else."

Wilson, Woodrow T. on fear   

"A man's doubts and fears are his worst enemies."

Wrigley Jr., William on fear   

"Less base the fear of death than fear of life."

Young, Edward on fear