Fear Quotes

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

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"Fear is the prison we build within ourselves."
Tarquin the Proud
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"Fear is the mind-killer that paralyzes the bold."
Tarquin the Proud
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"Fear is the tool of weak rulers; confidence is the weapon of queens."
Cleopatra VII
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"The greatest enemy is not external, but the doubt within your own heart."
Pompey
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"A man who fears nothing is either a fool or a legend."
Hannibal
"A man who fears death lives as though he has already died."
Mark Antony
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"Fear is the companion of the ambitious man."
Marcus Brutus
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"The fear that paralyzes is often less real than the fear we imagine."
Scipio Africanus
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"To face one's fears is to take the first step toward greatness."
Pompey
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"Fear is a tool; master it or be mastered by it."
Hannibal
"Fear is the jailer of potential; courage is the key."
Mark Antony
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"Fear is the refuge of those who lack conviction."
Marcus Brutus
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"The man who fears nothing has everything to lose."
Marcus Brutus
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"What we fear most often has less power than what we imagine."
Marcus Brutus
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"To fear nothing is to be truly free."
Romulus
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"The greatest conquest is the conquest of one's own fears."
Scipio Africanus
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"Fear is the greatest strategist; respect it but do not obey it."
Scipio Africanus
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"The greatest weakness of all is to fear the judgment of those beneath you."
Pompey
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"Fear is the enemy that defeats more men than any general."
Hannibal
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"No one is truly free until they have overcome fear."
Solon
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"Fear teaches wisdom."
Solon
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"Do not fear failure; fear stagnation."
Solon
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"Fear is the path to the dark side."
Lycurgus
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"A monarch who sees enemies everywhere will find them everywhere."
Tarquin the Proud
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"The heart of tyranny is the fear of losing control."
Tarquin the Proud
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"Those who see shadows in every corner live in perpetual darkness."
Tarquin the Proud
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"Fear is the prison of the soul."
Alcibiades
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"Fear diminishes when faced with courage."
Alcibiades
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"A city that fears its citizens will fall to its citizens."
Cleisthenes
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"A tyrant fears the assembly of free men more than he fears armies."
Cleisthenes