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
"Fear is simply the absence of understanding - knowledge is its only antidote."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"Fear conquered is the foundation upon which all genuine power is built."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"Fear is the greatest currency; those who control it control everything."Cosimo de Medici
"Fear is the anchor that prevents the ship of possibility from sailing."Edward Wotton
"The man who fears failure has already failed in the most important sense."Edward Wotton
"Fear is the first obstacle to overcome in any endeavor."Giovan Battista della Porta
"Fear is a shadow with no substance."Giovan Battista della Porta
"Fear grows in darkness; it diminishes in the light of truth and community."Girolamo Savonarola
"Fear is often the only obstacle between us and our greatest achievements."Matteo Ricci
"Fear is a teacher; listen to what it has to tell you, then move forward anyway."Matteo Ricci
"Fear of innovation has murdered more promising ideas than bad ideas ever could."Bernardino Telesio
"Fear is the prison we construct in our own minds."Paracelsus
"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
"Do not fear failure; fear stagnation."Christine de Pizan
"Fear shows us what we have yet to master."Christine de Pizan
"Fear of the unknown diminishes with each discovery we make."Giovan Battista della Porta
"Fear dissolves before the light of genuine comprehension."Giovan Battista della Porta
"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
"Fear is an illusion created by the mind."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"Fear is the prison of the mind."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"The beginning of fear is sleep."Francis Bacon