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A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself.
A wise man loses nothing, if he but save himself.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
No man can lose what he never had.
No man can lose what he never had.
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.
Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.
Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.
The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.
If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.
If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.
The fear o' hell's the hangman's whip
To laud the wretch in order;
But where ye feel read more
The fear o' hell's the hangman's whip
To laud the wretch in order;
But where ye feel your honor grip,
Let that aye be your border.
There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.