The clouds dispell'd, the sky resum'd her light,
And Nature stood recover'd of her fright.
But fear, read more

The clouds dispell'd, the sky resum'd her light,
And Nature stood recover'd of her fright.
But fear, the last of ills, remain'd behind,
And horrow heavy sat on every mind.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.

If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.

Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precise.

Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precise.

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.

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.

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.

Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.

Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.

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

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