Fear Quote by Alan Paton Download Open image “When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.” — Alan Paton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Fear Men Strive
Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
Fear of men's judgment manifests itself in competition for men's approval. — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies' resources, and minimized their… — Livy Copy Share Image
Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire. — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
The first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then. — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for whereas other men fear only… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
“He is a missionary and believes in God, intensely I mean, but it takes all kinds to make a world.” — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
“All roads lead to Johannesburg. If you are white or if you are black they lead to Johannesburg. If the crops fail, there is… — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
“There's a hard law, mejuffrou, that when a deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive.” — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
The Afrikaner has nowhere to go, and that's why he would rather destroy himself than capitulate. — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
But perhaps when you were too obedient, and did not do openly what others did, and were quiet in church and hard-working at school,… — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
For it is the dawn that has come, as it has come for a thousand centuries, never failing. — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
“Indeed, there is something in this valley, some spirit and some life, and much to talk about in the huts. Although nothing has come… — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
“In a land of fear... incorruptibility is like a lamp set upon a stand, giving light to all in the house.” — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
“Something within me is waking from long sleep, and I want to live and move again. Some zest is returning to me, some immense… — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
And money is not something to go mad about ... Money is for food and clothes and comfort, and a visit to the pictures.… — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
“Would age now swiftly overtake him? Would this terrible nodding last now for all his days, so that men said aloud in his presence,… — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey,a terrible journey, but sorrow is at least an arrival. When the storm threatens, a man… — Alan Paton Copy Share Image
This may sound strange, but although I feel like I know everything about my characters, the brand of shampoo they use, how many cavities… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“That horrible stinging sensation returned, the muscles behind my eyes straining as the first tear began to fall. “I’m scared, too. For eighteen months… — Devon Ashley Copy Share Image
“...Often that which most we fear births the resolve that spurs us on to altitudes we could not have achieved, had we continued walking… — M.T. Anderson Copy Share Image
“Anything that you find yourself worrying about regularly may find you suddenly wanting unrealistic changes.” — Nagisa Tatsumi Copy Share Image
“We all know how the thing we secretly fear is not a secret at all but the open and eternal thing that predicts its… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
When you're scared - and I mean really scared, not just hearing a noise in the night, or standing toe to toe with someone… — Alexander Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
“I had nowhere to go and did not wish to be seen by anyone for fear they would recognize my sadness and so for… — Patrick deWitt Copy Share Image
It's easier to change a law than an age-old mentality. Deep down, many prejudices, many hostilities, many fears persist. But if we take a… — Dacia Maraini Copy Share Image
“Snip off the little worries and expressions of worry” like little branches atop a tall tree.28 If you are truly worried, sharing your concerns… — Tim Sanders Copy Share Image
“Fear and desire for pleasure. Aggressiveness comes out of fear, predominantly, and sexuality predominantly out of the other. But they mix in the middle.… — Marilyn French Copy Share Image
“Yes, the issue was courage. It always had been, even as a kid. Things scared him. He couldn't help it. Noise scared him, dark… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
