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 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. 
Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
 Fear has many eyes.
 [Sp., El miedo tiene muchos ojos.]  
 Fear has many eyes.
 [Sp., El miedo tiene muchos ojos.] 
 The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights 
of another.  
 The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights 
of another. 
 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. 
No one loves the man whom he fears.
No one loves the man whom he fears.
 The clouds dispell'd, the sky resum'd her light,
 And Nature stood recover'd of her fright.
  But fear, read more 
 The clouds dispell'd, the sky resum'd her light,
 And Nature stood recover'd of her fright.
  But fear, the last of ills, remain'd behind,
   And horrow heavy sat on every mind. 
Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.
Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.