I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be read more

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

A fool boasts of those who fear him; a wise man's pride is those who respect him.

A fool boasts of those who fear him; a wise man's pride is those who respect him.

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.

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.

Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others

Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others