Fear Quotes

"Fear is the servant of faith."

"Fear is conquered not by denial but by understanding its rational foundations."

"Fear teaches valuable lessons to those wise enough to listen to its message."

"Fear is the parent of cruelty."

"A man doubting is like a horse that is half-broken. He starts at every shadow."

"Those who live in fear of death have never truly lived in the embrace of life."

"We suffer more from our imagination than from reality."

"Nowhere is safe to him for whom the whole world is unsafe."

"What is feared, it is not something in the future that must be feared, but we should fear the present."

"There is no greater cause for fear of poverty than contempt of it."

"Fear is the parent of cruelty."

"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."

"He who fears death fears also the approach of death."

"To live in fear is to live only half a life."

"Do not fear god. Do not worry about death. What is good is easy to get, and what is terrible is easy to endure."

"Fear of the supernatural brings more pain into the human spirit than any other fear."

"Fear often poses as tradition, and tradition often serves as the mask for obsolete fear."

"Fear of the gods is the beginning of folly, not wisdom."

"The examination of our fears reveals they are mostly imaginary."

"To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."

"The man who fears something gives it power over him."

"Fear is the enemy of growth."

"The fear of death is worse than death itself."

"Fear of the gods and fear of death are twin serpents that strangle the human soul before any real poison can."

"The fear of want is greater than want itself; conquer the former and the latter becomes manageable."

"The more you seek security, the less you have it."

"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."

"A man who fears suffering is already suffering from fear."

"Our doubts are traitors that make us lose the good we oft might win."

"Fear is the enemy of right action and must be overcome through virtue."