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