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.
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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.
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.
To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.
To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.
Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.
Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.
Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.
Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others
Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others
As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
