Fear Quotes
The thing that stops us and, when faced, the thing that frees us. Both sides explored here.
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"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom."Kierkegaard, Søren
"Anxiety is the moment when freedom meets destiny."Kierkegaard, Søren
"Fear of the unknown vanishes when we apply scientific method to life's great questions."Comte, Auguste
"Fear is conquered not by courage alone, but by understanding its sources."Feuerbach, Ludwig
"Fear thrives in ignorance; knowledge is its only true remedy."Feuerbach, Ludwig
"Fear is the root of all superstition."Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
"The specific character of despair is precisely this: it is unaware of being despair."Kierkegaard, Søren
"Despair is the sickness of the soul that refuses its own reality."Kierkegaard, Søren
"The present stage of human history is primarily characterized by fear."Kierkegaard, Søren
"Fear is the weapon of tyrants and the tool of exploitation."Marx, Karl
"Fear arises from false beliefs about necessity."Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
"The fear of criticism should never prevent the pursuit of what is right."Mill, John Stuart
"The fear of punishment is stronger than the hope of reward."Bentham, Jeremy
"The specific character of despair is precisely this: it is unaware of being despair."Kierkegaard, Søren
"The fear of death diminishes when we understand the nature of consciousness itself."Berkeley, George
"The most intrepid warriors are generally the most superstitious."Hume, David
"Mankind are such cowards that none would attempt to murder a great man, unless assured of impunity."Hume, David
"Fear is the recognition of genuine danger, not mere cowardice."Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
"Fear is the enemy of clear thinking and moral action."Kant, Immanuel
"When you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you."Nietzsche, Friedrich
"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom."Kierkegaard, Søren
"The greatest hazard of all, losing oneself, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all."Kierkegaard, Søren
"Fear is the enemy of truth and the servant of ignorance."Berkeley, George
"Fear is pain arising from the thought of some evil in the future."Locke, John
"Fear is the enemy of progress."Leibniz, Gottfried
"Fear diminishes when we face it."Leibniz, Gottfried
"Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear."Spinoza, Baruch
"The fear of God is the beginning of knowledge."Maimonides
"Fear is the teacher that guides us to safety."Maimonides
"Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."Descartes, René