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Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.
Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.
It is tormenting to fear what you cannot overcome.
[Lat., Crux est si metuas quod vincere nequeas.]
It is tormenting to fear what you cannot overcome.
[Lat., Crux est si metuas quod vincere nequeas.]
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.
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.
The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
Fear always springs from ignorance.
Fear always springs from ignorance.
To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.
To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.
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.