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Fear Quotes by Thomas Paine
- The slavery of fear had made men afraid to think.
- Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were…
- He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent…
- Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true.
- The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
- I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Turkish church, by…
- Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such…
More Fear Quotes
- You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. — Aristotle
- Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. — Aristotle
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence. — Aristotle
- Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence. — Aristotle
- The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because… — Aristotle
- Listen to what you know instead of what you fear. — Richard Bach
- Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail to operate… — Johann Arndt
- To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't… — Darren Aronofsky
- I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. — Isaac Asimov
- Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. — Bashar al-Assad