No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.

No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.

You are uneasy, . . . you never sailed with me before, I see.

You are uneasy, . . . you never sailed with me before, I see.

It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.

It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.

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.

Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.

Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.

Fear always springs from ignorance.

Fear always springs from ignorance.

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 passion of slaves.

Fear is the passion of slaves.

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.