Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

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.

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.

It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.

It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.

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.

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

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

Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can read more

Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones

Like one, that on a lonesome road
Doth walk in fear and dread,
And having once turned read more

Like one, that on a lonesome road
Doth walk in fear and dread,
And having once turned round, walks on,
And turns no more his head;
Because he knows a frightful fiend
Doth close behind him tread.

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

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