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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.
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.
His frown was full of terror, and his voice
Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe
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His frown was full of terror, and his voice
Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe
As left him not, till penitence had won
Lost favor back again, and clos'd the breach.
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.
Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby.
Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
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.]
Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.
Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.
It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.
It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.