Fear Quote by Lactantius Download Open image “Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.” — Lactantius ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Fear Wisdom
Fear can indeed be the beginning of wisdom. — Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth Copy Share Image
Can anyone be so foolish as to believe that there are men whose feet are higher than their heads, or places where things may… — Lactantius Copy Share Image
For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few,… — Lactantius Copy Share Image
The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true. — Lactantius Copy Share Image
Cicero, in his treatise concerning the Nature of the Gods, having said that three Jupiters were enumerated by theologians, adds that the third was… — Lactantius Copy Share Image
Homer was able to give us no information relating to the truth, for he wrote of human rather than divine things. — Lactantius Copy Share Image
Therefore, if the gods are immortal and eternal, what need is there of the other sex, when they themselves do not require succession, since… — Lactantius Copy Share Image
When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military engines from the hair… — Lactantius Copy Share Image
The whole point of justice consists precisely in our providing for others through humanity what we provide for our own family through affection. — Lactantius Copy Share Image
There is no one, who possesses intelligence and uses reflection, who does not understand that it is one Being who both created all things… — Lactantius Copy Share Image
It is possible that Mount Olympus may have supplied the poets with the hint for saying that Jupiter obtained the kingdom of heaven, because… — Lactantius Copy Share Image
“I am inclined to think that the corrupting influence of the stage is even worse [than that of the arena]. The subjects of comedies… — Lactantius 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
