fear quotes

“When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader. ”

— Plato

“Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear which they have of doing injustice.”

— Plato

“Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good”

— Plato

“I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.”

— Isaac Asimov

“...And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. So I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man.”

— Martin Luther King

“Almost everything: all external expectations, all pride all fear of embarrassment or failure. These tings just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.”

— Steve Jobs

“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. ”

— Aristotle

“Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence. ”

— Aristotle

“I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. ”

— Aristotle

“Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.”

— Aristotle

“No one loves the man whom he fears.”

— Aristotle

“The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.”

— Aristotle

“Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of happiness.”

— Lao Tzu

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”

— Marie Curie

“Dare to be honest and fear no labor.”

— Robert Burns

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”

— Frank Herbert

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.”

— Paulo Coelho

“Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.”

— Chet Atkins

“Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.”

— Leonardo da Vinci

“Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?”

— Jane Austen

“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”

— Confucius

“The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning. ”

— Winston Churchill

“Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

“Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.”

— Andre Gide

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”

— Dale Carnegie

fear quotes

“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”

“Courage is knowing what not to fear.”

“When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader. ”

“Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear which they have of doing injustice.”

“Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good”

“I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.”

“...And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. So I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man.”

“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. ”

“Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence. ”

“I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. ”

“Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.”

“No one loves the man whom he fears.”

“The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.”

“Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of happiness.”

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”

“Dare to be honest and fear no labor.”

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.”

“Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.”

“Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.”

“Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?”

“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”

“The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning. ”

“Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.”

“Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.”

“I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.”

“My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.”

“There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.”

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”