Fear Quotes

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

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"Most fears are imaginary; most obstacles are surmountable."
Jean d'Alembert
"Fear often arises from misinterpreting the sensations our body provides."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Fear is nothing but an illusion created by our own minds."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"Fear is the greatest obstacle to human progress."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Fear is often an illusion created by the mind."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
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"Fear is the first tool of tyranny."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"Fear is the path to the dark side."
Catherine de Medici
"Fear is just false evidence appearing real."
Catherine de Medici
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"The fear of failure must not paralyze the pursuit of greatness."
Isabella d'Este
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"The fear of death follows from the fear of life."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Jean d'Alembert
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"Fear is the prison of the soul."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Fear diminishes when faced with courage."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Fear retreats before knowledge and confidence."
Poliziano Angelo
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"Fear is the enemy of growth and discovery."
Poliziano Angelo
"Fear is the mind's way of telling us we are about to encounter something we do not yet understand."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"Fear is often the greatest obstacle to achievement."
Pico della Mirandola
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"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Giambattista della Porta
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"Fear can be overcome by facing it directly."
Giambattista della Porta
"I do not fear death; I fear irrelevance."
Catherine de Medici
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"I have found that the fear of judgment often prevents people from attempting greatness."
Isabella d'Este
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"Fear dissolves in the light of understanding."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Fear is merely ignorance wearing a mask of power."
Marsilio Ficino
"Fear is conquered through understanding and action"
Giambattista Vico
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"Ignorance is not bliss but a kind of death while still living."
Poliziano Angelo
"Fear is the enemy of progress and the friend of stagnation."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"The strongest chains are those we forge for ourselves."
Pico della Mirandola
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"Fear is but the absence of knowledge; illuminate the mind and fear dissolves."
Giambattista della Porta
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"Fear whispers to us in the language of our own deepest doubts."
Giambattista della Porta
"The weak fear judgment; the strong fear irrelevance."
Catherine de Medici