Fear Quotes
The thing that stops us and, when faced, the thing that frees us. Both sides explored here.
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"The only thing standing between humans and unlimited achievement is fear."Descartes, René
"What worries you masters you."Locke, John
"Fear is the beginning of wisdom."Al-Ghazali
"Fear is the enemy of progress."Avicenna
"The person who masters their fears becomes master of their destiny."Maimonides
"Fear of the unknown is the root of prejudice and injustice."Maimonides
"Fear cannot exist where there is hope, nor hope where there is fear."Spinoza, Baruch
"Fear is often the shadow of things that will never come."Leibniz, Gottfried
"Fear is the mind's natural response to uncertainty."Hume, David
"Fear and hope are alike under the government of the will."Locke, John
"What worries you masters you."Locke, John
"Fear of God is the beginning of all wisdom."Al-Ghazali
"Fear reveals what we truly value in our hearts."Al-Ghazali
"Fear is the greatest obstacle to understanding, for it blinds the mind to truth."Avicenna
"A man who gives himself over to anger is as one who worships idols."Maimonides
"Fear is the enemy of reason; face it with knowledge."Maimonides
"Fear cannot coexist with hope; they are opposites in the human heart."Spinoza, Baruch
"The person guided by fear acts from servility; the person guided by reason acts from freedom."Spinoza, Baruch
"Fear is the shadow cast by the unknown."Avicenna
"What begins in fear often ends in folly."Locke, John
"Fear is the prison of the mind; courage is the key."Locke, John
"Fear and weakness are at the bottom of all superstition."Hume, David
"Fear diminishes when confronted with knowledge."Averroes
"To overcome fear, one must first understand its source."Maimonides
"Fear arises when we are incapable of acting."Spinoza, Baruch
"Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration; we must face our fears."Descartes, René
"Fear is the prison that we construct from illusions."Avicenna
"The person who fears death has not yet learned to live."Al-Ghazali
"The fear of death diminishes when we understand life's true purpose."Al-Ghazali
"Perfect love casts out all fear."Augustine of Hippo