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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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.
Since love and fear can hardly coexist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be read more
Since love and fear can hardly coexist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved.
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the
means he uses to frighten you.
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the
means he uses to frighten you.
We are not apt to fear for the fearless, when we are companions
in their danger.
We are not apt to fear for the fearless, when we are companions
in their danger.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.
Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, read more
I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figure out how to see people differently than the way we were brought up to.
Fear is the passion of slaves.
Fear is the passion of slaves.
