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Fear always springs from ignorance.
Fear always springs from ignorance.
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
 You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the 
means he uses to frighten you.  
 You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the 
means he uses to frighten you. 
 In extreme danger fear feels no pity.
 [Lat., In summo periculo timor miericordiam non recipit.]  
 In extreme danger fear feels no pity.
 [Lat., In summo periculo timor miericordiam non recipit.] 
 His fear was greater than his haste:
 For fear, though fleeter than the wind,
  Believes 'tis always read more 
 His fear was greater than his haste:
 For fear, though fleeter than the wind,
  Believes 'tis always left behind. 
 Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of 
God.  
 Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of 
God. 
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.