Fear Quotes

The thing that stops us and, when faced, the thing that frees us. Both sides explored here.

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"Fear is the sand in the machinery of life."
Johann Goethe
"Fear is overcome through knowledge and faith."
Moses Mendelssohn
"Fear dissolves in the light of understanding."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Fear of change often prevents those who benefit from injustice from considering reform."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Fear is the greatest prison; courage is the only key."
Johann Herder
"Fear often masquerades as certainty."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Fear is the most primal of all emotions and the most paralyzing."
Friedrich Schiller
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"To transcend fear, we must understand the reason behind it."
Christian Wolff
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"Fear is the tool by which the powerful maintain the subjugation of the weak."
Catharine Macaulay
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"There is nothing to fear except fear itself."
Johann Goethe
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"Fear is only as powerful as we allow it to be."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Fear is the main source of superstition and one of the main sources of cruelty."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"Fear conquers those who lack the courage to face it directly and honestly."
Jean Bodin
"Fear often masquerades as tradition; courage is the willingness to examine both."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Fear of failure has prevented more discoveries than actual failure itself."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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"Fear of being wrong prevents more progress than actual wrongness ever could."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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"The greatest fear is the fear of one's own potential."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
"Fear is the mind's way of protecting itself; wisdom is learning when to listen and when to ignore it."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"The mind that is afraid cannot think clearly."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Fear is often the result of imagination unchecked by reason."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Fear thrives in the darkness of ignorance."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Fear is the greatest enemy of human progress."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Fear is the price we pay for imagination."
Jean d'Alembert
"Fear diminishes in proportion to understanding."
Moses Mendelssohn
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"Fear is a natural passion, but it must not be allowed to govern our actions."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"To inspire others, one must first master their own fear of failure."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"Fear is conquered by understanding."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
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"We fear what we do not understand; understanding dissolves fear into clarity."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
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"Fear is often greater than the danger itself."
Jean d'Alembert