Who said "Fear is often larger in imagination than in reality."?

This quote is attributed to Francesco Petrarca.

Fear is often larger in imagination than in reality. - Francesco Petrarca

"Fear is often larger in imagination than in reality."

Francesco Petrarca Fear

Poet Italian 1304–1374

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