Aversion Quote by Aleister Crowley

“Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the day. Fear of imprisonment, fear…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

“Whether out of inertia or selfishness, whether out of fear or a simple lack of moral imagination, we so often spend our lives as…

— Obama

Fear is the underminer of all determinations; and necessity, the victorious rebel of all laws.

— Philip Sidney

Where danger shews it self, apprehension cannot, without stupidity, be wanting; where danger is, sense of danger should be; and so much fear as…

— John Locke

“Because of the matrix of rampant horrors often described as overcriminalization, it is no longer possible for you to rely on your own conscience…

— James Duane

“For all that exists in man, whether good or evil, is rendered conspicuous by the presence of great danger. His inmost feelings are roused…

— Justus Friedrich Karl Hecker

We should never so entirely avoid danger as to appear irresolute and cowardly; but, at the same time, we should avoid unnecessarily exposing ourselves…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“The danger, when not seen, has the imperfect vagueness of human thought. The fear grows shadowy; and Imagination, the enemy of men, the father…

— Joseph Conrad

The tragedy of our day is the climate of fear in which we live, and fear breeds repression. Too often sinister threats to the…

— Adlai Stevenson I

So do we discover, in the world, that our worst fears are unfulfilled; yet we must fear, in order that we may feel delight.

— Peter Ackroyd

“Apprehension regarding how or where to start is a state of fear that we impose upon ourselves.”

— Damon Zahariades

Fear follows crime and is its punishment.

— Voltaire