Fear Quotes

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

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"The fear that paralyzes is the absence of faith; fear that spurs action is wisdom."
Girolamo Savonarola
"Fear of contradiction should never silence the pursuit of truth."
Andreas Vesalius
"Fear dissipates when confronted with evidence."
Andreas Vesalius
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"Fear is simply the absence of understanding - knowledge is its only antidote."
Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
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"Fear conquered is the foundation upon which all genuine power is built."
Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
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"Fear is the greatest currency; those who control it control everything."
Cosimo de Medici
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"Fear is the anchor that prevents the ship of possibility from sailing."
Edward Wotton
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"The man who fears failure has already failed in the most important sense."
Edward Wotton
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"Fear is the first obstacle to overcome in any endeavor."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"Fear is a shadow with no substance."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"Fear grows in darkness; it diminishes in the light of truth and community."
Girolamo Savonarola
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"Fear is often the only obstacle between us and our greatest achievements."
Matteo Ricci
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"Fear is a teacher; listen to what it has to tell you, then move forward anyway."
Matteo Ricci
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"Fear of innovation has murdered more promising ideas than bad ideas ever could."
Bernardino Telesio
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"Fear is the prison we construct in our own minds."
Paracelsus
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"Fear diminishes when we shine the light of understanding upon it."
Paracelsus
"Fear is the enemy of progress; courage is its antidote."
Juan Luis Vives
"Fear diminishes when confronted with courage."
Juan Luis Vives
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"Do not fear failure; fear stagnation."
Christine de Pizan
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"Fear shows us what we have yet to master."
Christine de Pizan
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"Fear of the unknown diminishes with each discovery we make."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"Fear dissolves before the light of genuine comprehension."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"To master one's fears is to unlock one's potential."
Matteo Ricci
"Fear is the mind-killer of progress."
Gerolamo Cardano
"Fear is the greatest prison we can build."
Gerolamo Cardano
"Fear is the jailer of the soul; courage sets it free."
Juan Luis Vives
"The only thing we have to fear is the failure to learn from fear."
Juan Luis Vives
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"Fear is an illusion created by the mind."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"Fear is the prison of the mind."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"The beginning of fear is sleep."
Francis Bacon