Fear Quotes
Question with boldness even the existence of a God because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind - Folded fear.Thomas Jefferson
To live with fear and not be afraid is the final test of maturity.Edward Weeks
In time we hate that which we often fear.William Shakespeare
There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.Andr Gide
The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears.Ellen Goodman
Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.James Stephens
Have no fear of perfection - - You will never reach it.Salvador Dali
The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself.Publilius Syrus
Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.William Shakespeare
Whatever you fear most has no power - It is your fear that has the power.Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine
Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.Antoine Rivarol
The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds and the pessimist fears this is true.James Branch Cabell
Perhaps the most important thing we can undertake toward the reduction of fear is to make it easier for people to accept themselves to like themselves.Bonaro Overstreet
Fear of things invisible in the natural seed of that which everyone in himself calleth religion.Thomas Hobbes
Hatred of dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.Marquis de Vauvenargues
Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.Francis Quarles
What a fearful object a long - Neglected duty gets to be.Chauncey Wright
I will show you fear in a handful of dust.T. S. Eliot
Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.Thomas Jefferson
Have the wild things no moral or legal rights? What right has man to inflict such long and fearful agony on a fellow creature, simply because that creature does not speak his language?Ernest Thompson Seton
Fear makes us feel our humanity.Benjamin Disraeli
Since I do not foresee that atomic energy is to be a great boon for a long time, I have to say that for the present it is a menace. Perhaps it is well that it should be. It may intimidate the human race into bringing order into its international affairs, which, without the pressure of fear, it would not do.Albert Einstein
Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it.Les Brown, Communication Bulletin for Managers & Supervisors, June 2004
What I am actually saying is that we need to be willing to let our intuition guide us, and then be willing to follow that guidance directly and fearlessly.Shakti Gawain
Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant, and a fearful master.George Washington
Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win By fearing to attempt.William Shakespeare, "Measure for Measure", Act 1 scene 4
The only thing to fear is fear itself.Franklin D. Roosevelt
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.Eric Hoffe
We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends.Eric Hoffe
Our fear of death is like our fear that summer will be short, but when we have had our swing of pleasure, our fill of fruit, and our swelter of heat, we say we have had our day.John Donne
No longer forward nor behindI look in hope or fearBut, grateful, take the good I findThe best of now and here.John Greenleaf Whittie
A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.William Arthur Ward
Slowness to change usually means fear of the new.Philip Crosby, Reflections on Quality
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.Dr. David M. Burns
Nothing in this world is to be feared... only understood.Marie Curie
For most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice.La Rochefoucauld
He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.John Milton
