Quotes
Quotes about Fear
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half of the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.
Fear is a darkroom for developing negatives.
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half of the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt.
One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanity, ordinary actions to habit, and mean actions to fear.
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half of the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.
Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?
He has no hope who never had a fear.
The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men.
Math anxiety: an intense lifelong fear of two trains approaching each other at speeds of 60 and 80 MPH.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.
The fear of capitalism has compelled socialism to widen freedom, and the fear of socialism has compelled capitalism to increase equality.
The optimist proclaims we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true.
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do?
The great rulers - the people do not notice their existence. The lesser ones they attach to and praise them. The still lesser ones - they fear them. The still lesser ones - they despise them. For where faith is lacking it cannot be met by faith.
When governments fear the people there is liberty. When the people fear the government there is tyranny.
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment.
Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members.
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
