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.

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.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

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.

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

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

To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.

To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.

You are uneasy, . . . you never sailed with me before, I see.

You are uneasy, . . . you never sailed with me before, I see.

It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man.

It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man.