Fear Quotes
The thing that stops us and, when faced, the thing that frees us. Both sides explored here.
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"A soldier's greatest fear should not be death, but the knowledge that he lived without purpose."Pershing
"The soldier who does not fear death is already dead inside."Bernard Montgomery
"The soldier's greatest enemy is often himself and his own doubts."Bernard Montgomery
"The weight of expectation is often heavier than the burden of failure."John French
"The fear of failure is more limiting than failure itself."Alfred von Schlieffen
"The soldier who fears death is already defeated."Erwin Rommel
"We tend to fear what we do not understand, yet understanding itself requires courage to begin."John French
"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."William Tecumseh Sherman
"Fear is the enemy of progress."William Tecumseh Sherman
"In life, there is nothing to fear except fear itself."Napoléon III
"A soldier's greatest fear is not death, but meaningless death."Douglas Haig
"The man who fears nothing is not brave; he is merely unaware of danger."Helmuth von Moltke
"I have always thought that a soldier should be afraid of but two things - God and his commanding officer."Robert E. Lee
"A man who fears nothing is either a fool or a sage."Napoléon III
"The fear that paralyzes is the fear we do not name; speak it and lose half its power."Edmund Allenby
"Fear is the soldier's honest teacher—those who deny it are already defeated."Alfred von Schlieffen
"The man who fears nothing has already conquered half the battle."Napoléon III
"Fear is the enemy of progress and the ally of stagnation."Napoléon III
"Fear loses its power when we understand it."Robert E. Lee
"Fear is only overcome by action and resolve."William Tecumseh Sherman
"The most anxious moment in my life was when I was made a Major General."Ulysses S. Grant
"The fear of failure should never prevent the attempt at greatness."Robert E. Lee
"A man who fears nothing is either brave or foolish; usually both."Napoléon III
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself—and a disorganized supply train."Arthur Wellesley
"One should fear not the enemy without, but laziness within."Helmuth von Moltke
"The most dangerous enemy is the one you believe you have already defeated."Helmuth von Moltke
"Fear is the shadow of every warrior, but only those who face it are truly brave."Saladin
"Fear is the greatest weakness in any man; conquer it and conquer the world."Horatio Nelson
"A person who fears failure is guaranteed to achieve it."Ulysses S. Grant
"Fear is the enemy of progress; conquer it first."Arthur Wellesley