Fear Quotes
The thing that stops us and, when faced, the thing that frees us. Both sides explored here.
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"Everything falls by the wayside when a man is afraid."Desiderius Erasmus
"I fear only three things: a virtuous woman, a brave man, and a fool in love."Desiderius Erasmus
"Fear of the unknown keeps men from discovering truth."Niccolò Copernicus
"The worst prison is the one we build in our own minds through fear and doubt."Thomas More
"Fear is often the shadow of our own unwillingness to change."Thomas More
"Fear betrays unworthy souls."Michel de Montaigne
"Whoever is afraid of suffering is already suffering from his fear."Michel de Montaigne
"Fear is an illusion born of ignorance."Strabo
"Fear is conquered through knowledge and action."Strabo
"The fear of death is worse than death itself."Petronius
"Fear is the prison of the mind."Petronius
"Fear is the mind's prison; wisdom is the key."Diogenes Laërtius
"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. He who lives not has much to fear."Desiderius Erasmus
"Cowards die many times before their deaths."Plutarch
"The man who fears suffering is already suffering from his fear."Michel de Montaigne
"The fear of death dissolves when we understand the eternal nature of being."Porphyry
"Fear is the jailer of the human spirit."Petronius
"Fear dissolves before the light of understanding."Petronius
"The fear of death follows from the fear of life."Apuleius
"Fear is the shadow cast by ignorance; knowledge is the light that dispels it."Diogenes Laërtius
"Those who fear judgment most often judge others most harshly."Diogenes Laërtius
"Anger is a brief madness."Juvenal
"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."Juvenal
"I am not afraid of gods and demons; I fear only human ignorance."Hypatia
"Fear is the enemy of progress and the friend of stagnation."Apuleius
"Fear is the path to the dark side; courage is the path to the light."Petronius
"Fear is the greatest prison, and courage is the only key."Petronius
"Fear is the mind's way of preparing us for challenge; ignore it at your peril, but do not let it rule."Porphyry
"The fearless person is not the one who lacks fear, but the one who acts from love rather than fear."Porphyry
"A man who fears travel fears life itself."Strabo