Fear Quotes

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

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"He who fears death will never accomplish anything."
Demosthenes
"In the face of overwhelming odds, only courage separates the living from the fallen."
Miltiades
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"Fear is the mind's way of preparing for battle."
Themistocles
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"Fear is the teacher of caution."
Themistocles
"Fear is the only real enemy; all others are merely shadows."
Leonidas I
"Fear teaches us what we truly value."
Leonidas I
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"Those who fear the future are imprisoned by it."
Philip II
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"To face one's fears is to diminish their power over you."
Philip II
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"In the face of fear, the wise man seeks understanding rather than escape."
Isocrates
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"What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do."
Demosthenes
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"Everything we want is on the other side of fear."
Demosthenes
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"Fear is the mind-killer."
Demosthenes
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"Fear is the prison from which we must free ourselves."
Themistocles
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"Those who fear change fear life itself."
Philip II
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"Fear is temporary, regret is forever."
Demosthenes
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"Those who fear change fear truth."
Aristarchus
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"The greatest obstacles are those we construct in our own minds."
Aristarchus
"Fear is the only true enemy; all others are merely obstacles."
Leonidas I
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"Fear is overcome by knowledge."
Eratosthenes
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"Fear fades when knowledge grows."
Eratosthenes
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"The fear of failure is greater than failure itself; conquer it and conquer the world."
Isocrates
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"The fear we do not face becomes our master."
Pericles
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"Fear is the enemy of progress and the thief of dreams."
Pericles
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"Everything you want is on the other side of fear."
Demosthenes
"The man who fears nothing is the man who controls everything."
Leonidas I
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"Fear of the unknown has kept many from great discoveries."
Aristarchus
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"Fear of being wrong prevents many from discovering what is right."
Aristarchus
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"Fear is the tax we pay for imagined futures that never arrive."
Isocrates
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"Our fears often say more about us than our brave moments do."
Isocrates
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"The man who fears nothing is more to be feared than the man who fears something."
Pericles