Who said "Fear is but a shadow; step forward and it retreats."?

This quote is attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer.

Fear is but a shadow; step forward and it retreats. - Geoffrey Chaucer

"Fear is but a shadow; step forward and it retreats."

Geoffrey Chaucer Fear

Poet Writer English 1343–1400

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