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Now those memories come back to haunt meThey haunt me like a curse
Now those memories come back to haunt meThey haunt me like a curse
Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.
Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.
I came to believe it not true that "the coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave man only one." I read more
I came to believe it not true that "the coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave man only one." I think it is the other way around: It is the brave who die a thousand deaths. For it is imagination, and not just conscience, which doth make cowards of us all. Those who do not know fear are not truly brave.
To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.
To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.
No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in read more
No evil is without its compensation. The less money, the less trouble; the less favor, the less envy. Even in those cases which put us out of wits, it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss that troubles us.
 Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.
 [Lat., Timor non est diuturnus magister officii.]  
 Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.
 [Lat., Timor non est diuturnus magister officii.] 
The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step toward repairing our loss.
The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step toward repairing our loss.
 That puts it not unto the touch
 To win or lose it all.  
 That puts it not unto the touch
 To win or lose it all. 
Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.
Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.