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

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

Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of
God.

Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of
God.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

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.

Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to
negotiate.

Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to
negotiate.

Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.

Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.

His frown was full of terror, and his voice
Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe
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His frown was full of terror, and his voice
Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe
As left him not, till penitence had won
Lost favor back again, and clos'd the breach.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.

Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.