Fear

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How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.

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— Florence Nightingale

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

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— Eric Hoffer

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

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— Plato

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

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— Samuel Butler

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

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— Dorothy Thompson

Panic at the thought of doing a thing is a challenge to do it.

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— Henry S. Haskins

There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.

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— Andre Gide

You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.

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— Mary Manin Morrissey

Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person.

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— David M. Burns

To him who is in fear, everything rustles.

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— Sophocles

Fear cannot take what you do not give it.

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— Christopher Coan

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

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— Sven Goran Eriksson

Choose what lies in the shadows to be a matter for discovery and adventure, rather than fear.

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— Jonathan Lockwood Huie

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

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— Bertrand Russell

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

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— Unknown Author

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

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— Bertrand Russell

Source: The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell - 1903-1959

Fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself.

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— Daniel Defoe

Source: Robinson Crusoe - 1719

Fear is one of the greatest causes of death. It destroys its owner from within, leads them to be killed by another, or drives them to take a life themselves. For this reason, fear and love share no connection.

Love, unlike fear, is born with life itself. It nurtures, shapes, and grows alongside it. Love gives life color, meaning, and ease, making it richer, more beautiful, and more fulfilling.”

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— Mahabad Felat

Source: Ol û Desthilatdarî, 2022

When the mind has once begun to yield to the weakness of superstition, trifles impress it with the force of conviction.

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— Ann Radcliffe

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

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— Frank Herbert

Fear is the father of courage and the mother of safety.

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— Henry H. Tweedy

Fear always springs from ignorance.

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— Ralph Waldo Emerson

There would be no one to frighten you if you refused to be afraid.

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— Gandhi

Never fear shadows. They simply mean there’s a light shining somewhere nearby.

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— Ruth E. Renkel

Our fears are more numerous than our dangers, and we suffer more in our imagination than in reality.

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— Seneca

To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.

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— Francis Bacon

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

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— Mark Twain

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them… they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.

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— Orison Swett Marden

Fear has a large shadow, but he himself is small.

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— Ruth Gendler

Fear is excitement without breath.

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— Robert Heller