Fear Quotes

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

16356 quotes

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"Those who fear death live diminished lives, forever constrained by dread."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"Those who fear nothing are the most dangerous of all men."
Suetonius
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"A man who fears nothing is a dangerous man indeed."
Tacitus
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"Fear is the lock; understanding is the key."
Tacitus
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"Fear is simply the price we pay for growth."
Martial
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"Fear is the mind's greatest deceiver."
Martial
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"In the pursuit of knowledge, fear is the greatest obstacle."
Pliny the Elder
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"It is folly to fear what you cannot avoid."
Horace
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"What we fear most, we should examine most closely."
Pliny the Younger
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"Fear is the foundation upon which tyranny is built."
Suetonius
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"The human animal is most dangerous when cornered and afraid."
Suetonius
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"Those who fear death have already imprisoned themselves."
Suetonius
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"A man who fears nothing has lost everything that gives him value."
Tacitus
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"The tyrant trembles before the thought he cannot control."
Tacitus
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"A man who is afraid of nothing is a man who loves nothing."
Martial
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"Fear is the mind's way of protecting itself from growth."
Martial
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"Fear is the prison of the heart."
Pliny the Elder
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"We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them."
Livy
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"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Livy
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"Fear diminishes with understanding."
Livy
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"Fear is only temporary; honor is forever."
Suetonius
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"The man who fears nothing is as powerful as he who is feared by all."
Horace
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"We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more often in imagination than in reality."
Tacitus
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"A man who fears nothing is more dangerous than a man who fears everything."
Tacitus
T
"The fear of death is often greater than death itself."
Tacitus
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"The fear of death is more terrible than death itself."
Pliny the Elder
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"Fear is the enemy of progress and the friend of stagnation."
Pliny the Elder
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"A coward is one who would rather bend than fight."
Cato the Younger
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"We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them."
Livy
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"Fear is the enemy of progress."
Livy