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> [Fear... the right and necessary counterweights to that courage which urges men skyward, and protects them from self-destruction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/fear-the-right-and-necessary-counterweights-to-that-courage-which/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

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> [My friend Kurt Maix once described this diffidence as Fear's friendly sister, the right and necessary counterweight to that courage that urges men skyward, and protects them from self-destruction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/my-friend-kurt-maix-once-described-this-diffidence-as-fear-s-friendly/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

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## Other authors on Self destruction

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-dranil-kr-sinha-102.jpg) DrAnil Kr Sinha 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/self-destruction/dranil-kr-sinha/)
- [Craig D. Lounsbrough 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/self-destruction/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

## More by Heinrich Harrer

> [“We had learned on the North Face of the Eiger that men are good and the earth on which we were born is good.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/we-had-learned-on-the-north-face-of-the-eiger-that-men-are-good-and/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [“The absolute simplicity. That's what I love. When you're climbing your mind is clear and free from all confusions. You have focus. And suddenly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/the-absolute-simplicity-that-s-what-i-love-when-you-re-climbing-your/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [“Rich or poor, all come full of devotion and with no inner misgivings to lay their offerings before the gods and to pray for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/rich-or-poor-all-come-full-of-devotion-and-with-no-inner-misgivings/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [All our dreams begin in youth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/all-our-dreams-begin-in-youth/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [“Floating down the river, I could not keep my eyes off the Potala; I knew the Dalai Lama was on the roof looking at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/floating-down-the-river-i-could-not-keep-my-eyes-off-the-potala-i/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [“Decades of destruction, suppression, genocide, sterilization, and political indoctrination could not break the Tibetans’ will for freedom, or their deep-rooted religious beliefs. On”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/decades-of-destruction-suppression-genocide-sterilization-and/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [“Tibetans are not famed for their perseverance. Full of enthusiasm at the start, and ready for anything new, their interest flags before long. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/tibetans-are-not-famed-for-their-perseverance-full-of-enthusiasm-at/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [We have a saying in Tibet: If a problem can be solved there is no use worrying about it. If it can't be solved,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/we-have-a-saying-in-tibet-if-a-problem-can-be-solved-there-is-no-use/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [“I have always envied the Tibetans their simple faith, for all my life I have been a seeker. Though I learned, while in Asia,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/i-have-always-envied-the-tibetans-their-simple-faith-for-all-my-life/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [“It was inevitable that Red China would invade Tibet, and then there would be no place for us two friends of Tibetan independence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/it-was-inevitable-that-red-china-would-invade-tibet-and-then-there/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [“There are times when visible poverty has its advantages.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/there-are-times-when-visible-poverty-has-its-advantages/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [“What has since happened in Tibet is hardly to be believed. More than 1.2 million Tibetans lost their lives and of about six thousand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/what-has-since-happened-in-tibet-is-hardly-to-be-believed-more-than-1/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [Fear... the right and necessary counterweights to that courage which urges men skyward, and protects them from self-destruction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/fear-the-right-and-necessary-counterweights-to-that-courage-which/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [“We were told that the name Dalai Lama is not used in Tibet at all. It is a Mongolian expression meaning “Broad Ocean.” Normally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/we-were-told-that-the-name-dalai-lama-is-not-used-in-tibet-at-all-it/)

[Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/)

> [Wherever I live, I shall feel homesick for Tibet. I often think I can still hear the cries of wild geese and cranes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/wherever-i-live-i-shall-feel-homesick-for-tibet-i-often-think-i-can/)

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