Fear Quotes

11978 Fear quotes by 5316 unique authors

As virtue is necessary in a republic, and honor in a monarchy, fear is what is required in a despotism. As for virtue, it is… — Baron de Montesquieu
If you are honest, truthful, and transparent, people trust you. If people trust you, you have no grounds for fear, suspicion or jealousy. — Dalai Lama
Throw your arms around the world and hold on tight. But not through fear...but because of your love. — Rasheed Ogunlaru
This, in my judgment, is the highest philosophy: First, do not regret having lost yesterday; second, do not fear that you will lose tomorrow; third,… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Who knows himself a braggart, Let him fear this; for it will come to pass That every braggart will be found an ass. — William Shakespeare
But courage in fighting is by no means the only form, nor perhaps even the most important. There is courage in facing poverty, courage in… — Bertrand Russell
Courageous men never lose the zest for living even though their life situation is zestless; cowardly men, overwhelmed by the uncertainties of life, lose the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
He [The Improved Man] will enjoy not only the sunshine of life, but will bear with fortitude the darkest days. He will have no fear… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Boys are more likely to develop a masculine personality and acquire strong moral standards when they have a loving and nurturant rather than a threatening… — James Q. Wilson
I do think it imperative that you recover from fear of rejection. Forgive me, but that is the sin of pride, and you must avoid… — John Farrar
When fear displaces reason, the result is often irrational hatred and division. — Al Gore
When you've had children, your body changes; there's history to it. I like the evolution of that history; I'm fortunate to be with somebody who… — Cate Blanchett
I'm afraid of taking steps that are not on the map, but by taking those steps despite my fears, I have a much more interesting… — Paulo Coelho
The capacity for fear and for happiness are the same, the unrestricted openness to experience amounting to self-abandonment in which the vanquished rediscovers himself. — Theodor Adorno
Love dispels fear just as light dispels darkness. If even for a moment you have been in love with someone, fear disappears and thinking stops.… — Rajneesh
The psychological condition of fear is divorced from any concrete and true immediate danger. It comes in many forms: unease, worry, anxiety, nervousness, tension, dread,… — Eckhart Tolle
Fear was given to man as a cautionary device to spare him pain; it is not mean to be cultivated and abused. — Paramahansa Yogananda
They were nice enough people and all, but there wasn't much love in them. Because they were too busy being afraid. Love didn't grow very… — Stephen King
Unless we know people well, we sit around with our words and our minds starched, afraid of being ourselves for fear of wrinkling them. — Budd Schulberg
Through indiscriminate suffering men know fear, and fear is the most divine emotion. It is the stones for altars and the beginning of wisdom. — Zora Neale Hurston
Fear is stronger than arms. — Aeschylus
The hijacking of an American jet in Athens looms larger in our concern than the parent who kills a child, even though the one happens… — Gavin de Becker
Obsessing on evil is boring. Rousing fear is a hackneyed shtick. Wallowing is despair is a bad habit. Indulging in cynicism is akin to committing… — Rob Brezsny
Between what human beings so naively and stupidly fear and what they most profoundly ought to fear-i.e. what they so pathogenically and addictively do to… — Kenny Smith
Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear. — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h

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