Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.

Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.

He had a feeling that the answer was quite different and that he ought to know it, but he could read more

He had a feeling that the answer was quite different and that he ought to know it, but he could not think of it. He began to get frightened, and that is bad for thinking.

Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.

Praising what is lost Makes the remembrance dear.

Fear is an ague, that forsakes
And haunts, by fits, those whom it takes;
And they'll opine read more

Fear is an ague, that forsakes
And haunts, by fits, those whom it takes;
And they'll opine they feel the pain
And blows they felt, to-day, again.

The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.

The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men read more

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.

Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precise.

Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precise.

Fear always springs from ignorance.

Fear always springs from ignorance.