Fear Quotes

It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.

Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do.

What is a fear of living? It's being preeminently afraid of dying. It is not doing what you came here to do, out of timidity and spinelessness. The antidote is to take full responsibility for yourself - for the time you take up and the space you occupy. If you don't know what you're here to do, then just do some good.

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment.

Don't be afraid to see what you see.