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The brave man is not he who feels no fear,
For that were stupid and irrational;
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The brave man is not he who feels no fear,
For that were stupid and irrational;
But he, whose noble soul its fear subdues,
And bravely dares the danger nature shrinks from.
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.
Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.
Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.
[Lat., Timor non est diuturnus magister officii.]
Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.
[Lat., Timor non est diuturnus magister officii.]
It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.
It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.
Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate read more
Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.
Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.
