Fear Quotes by William Shakespeare · Page 2

Be wary then; best safety lies in fear.

— William Shakespeare

The fear's as bad as falling.

— William Shakespeare

In time we hate that which we often fear.

— William Shakespeare

Extreme fear can neither fight nor fly.

— William Shakespeare

To saucy doubts and fears.

— William Shakespeare

To be furious, is to be frighted out of fear.

— William Shakespeare

As I love the name of honour more than I fear death.

— William Shakespeare

Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness.

— William Shakespeare

Of all base passions, fear is the most accursed.

— William Shakespeare

Tis the eye of childhood that fears a painted devil.

— William Shakespeare

But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in To saucy doubts and fears.

— William Shakespeare

O God of battles! steel my soldiers’ hearts. Possess them not with fear.

— William Shakespeare

“When our actions do not, our fears do make us traitors”

— William Shakespeare

Where love is great, the littlest doubts are fear; Where little fears grow great, great love grows there.

— William Shakespeare

“O God of battles, steel my soldier's hearts. Possess them not with fear. Take from them now The sense of reckoning ere…

— William Shakespeare

In the modesty of fearful duty, I read as much as from the rattling tongue of saucy and audacious eloquence.

— William Shakespeare

The love of wicked men converts to fear; That fear to hate, and hate turns one or both To worthy danger and…

— William Shakespeare

To fear the foe, since fear oppresseth strength, gives in your weakness strength unto your foe.

— William Shakespeare

“Of all the wonders that I have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing death, a necessary…

— William Shakespeare

Truly the souls of men are full of dread: Ye cannot reason almost with a man That looks not heavily and full…

— William Shakespeare

But let the frame of things disjoint, both the worlds suffer, Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep In…

— William Shakespeare

. . . yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the…

— William Shakespeare

“I have learn'd that fearful commenting Is leaden servitor to dull delay; Delay leads impotent and snail-pac'd beggary. Then fiery expedition be…

— William Shakespeare

Such tricks hath strong imagination, That, if it would but apprehend some joy, It comprehends some bringer of that joy; Or in…

— William Shakespeare

“Now he'll outstare the lighting. To be furious Is to be frightened out of fear, and in that mood The dove will…

— William Shakespeare

“Who lives that's not depraved or depraves? Who dies, that bears not one spurn to their graves Of their friends' gift? I…

— William Shakespeare

I have almost forgot the taste of fears. The time has been, my senses would have cooled To hear a night-shriek, and…

— William Shakespeare

“As an unperfect actor on the stage, Who with his fear is put besides his part, Or some fierce thing replete with…

— William Shakespeare

Why, what should be the fear? I do not set my life at a pin's fee.

— William Shakespeare

I durst not laugh for fear of opening my lips and receiving the bad air.

— William Shakespeare

“What means this shouting? I do fear, the people Choose Caesar for their king.”

— William Shakespeare

Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.

— William Shakespeare

“Life... is a paradise to what we fear of death.”

— William Shakespeare

“There is not such a word Spoke of in Scotland as this term of fear.”

— William Shakespeare

Fear and niceness, the handmaids of all women, or more truly, woman its pretty self.

— William Shakespeare

Let not the world see fear and sad distrust govern the motion of a kingly eye.

— William Shakespeare

“Only look up clear: To alter favour, ever is to fear.”

— William Shakespeare

If men could be contented to be what they are, there were no fear in marriage.

— William Shakespeare

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

— William Shakespeare

There is none but he Whose being I do fear; and under him My genius is rebuked, as it is said Mark…

— William Shakespeare