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Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.
Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.
Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
 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. 
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.
To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.
He had a feeling that the answer was quite different and that he ought to know it, but he could read more
He had a feeling that the answer was quite different and that he ought to know it, but he could not think of it. He began to get frightened, and that is bad for thinking.
You are uneasy, . . . you never sailed with me before, I see.
You are uneasy, . . . you never sailed with me before, I see.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.