To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.

To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.

I am frightened at seeing all the footprints directed towards thy
den, and none returning.
[Lat., Quia ne read more

I am frightened at seeing all the footprints directed towards thy
den, and none returning.
[Lat., Quia ne vestigia terrent
Omnia te adversum spectantia, nulla retrosum.]

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.

Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.

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.

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.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

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.