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Fear is the parent of cruelty.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
No one loves the man whom he fears.
No one loves the man whom he fears.
Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.
Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.
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.
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.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
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.
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
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.
