Motivational Quotes

Fear

There is the fear that we shan't prove worthy in the eyes of someone who knows us at least as well as we know ourselves. That is the fear of God. And there is the fear of Man --fear that men won't understand us and we shall be cut of from them.

- Frost, Robert

Best Quotes about Fear

1.

The first and great commandment is, Don't let them scare you.

Davis, Elmer

2.

Fearless minds climb soonest into crowns.

Shakespeare, William

3.

A person's fears are lighter when the danger is at hand.

Seneca

4.

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experience behind him.

Roosevelt, Eleanor

5.

Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.

Bovee, Christian Nevell

6.

Fear is proof of a low born soul.

Virgil

7.

All men have fears, but the Brave put down their fears and go forward. Sometimes to Death, but always to Victory.

8.

It's better to get mugged than to live a life of fear.

Dyson, Freeman

9.

An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.

Anouilh, Jean

10.

There are only two forces that unite men -- fear and interest.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

11.

Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.

12.

None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.

Ferdinand Foch

13.

Fear of becoming a has been keeps some people from becoming anything.

Hoffer, Eric

14.

There is nothing strange about fear: no matter in what guise it presents itself it is something with which we are all so familiar that when a man appears who is without it we are at once enslaved by him.

Miller, Henry

15.

Less base the fear of death than fear of life.

Young, Edward

16.

Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt.

George Sewell

17.

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live

Thompson, Dorothy

18.

Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.

19.

He who knows self as the enjoyer of the honey from the flowers of the senses, ever present within, ruler of time, goes beyond fear. For this self is supreme!

Upanishads, Veda

20.

Fear is met and destroyed with courage.

Bell, James F.

21.

Favor and disgrace are like fear. Favor is in a higher place, and disgrace in a lower place. When you win them you are like being in fear, and when you lose them you are also like being in fear. So favor and disgrace are like fear.

Lao-Tzu

22.

Fear is that little darkroom where negatives are developed.

Michael Pritchard

23.

Fear has many eyes and can see things underground.

Cervantes, Miguel De

24.

Fear is the mind killer

Herbert, Frank

25.

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

26.

Fear is excitement without breath.

Heller, Robert

27.

No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.

Edmund Burke

28.

Fear God and you need not fear anyone else.

Wilson, Woodrow T.

29.

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

Shakespeare, William

30.

There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

Renard, Jules

31.

Humans, with the capacities of higher-order thinking, can overcome limiting behaviors and fears.

Scheele, Paul R.

32.

There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.

George Carlin

33.

Only with absolute fearlessness can we slay the dragons of mediocrity that invade our gardens.

Keynes, John Maynard

34.

Come to the edge, He said. They said, We are afraid. Come to the edge, He said. They came. He pushed them... and they flew.

Apollinaire, Guillaume

35.

Fear sometimes stops you from doing stupid things. But it can also stop you from doing creative or exciting or experimental things. It can cloud your judgment of others, and lead to all kinds of evil. The control and understanding of our personal fears is one of the most important undertakings in our life.

Helen Mirren

36.

I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.

Lorde, Audre

37.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

Buddha

38.

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

Buddha

39.

Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having lived authentically and fully.

Frances Moore Lappe

40.

A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce.

Axiom, Grandma

41.

The timid are afraid before the danger, the cowardly while in danger, and the courageous after danger.

Paul, Jean

42.

We must travel in the direction of our fear.

Berryman, John

43.

An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts.

Bismarck, Otto Von

44.

At first cock-crow the ghosts must go Back to their quiet graves below.

Theodosia Garrison

45.

You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves.

Hesse, Hermann

46.

If you are not concerned about the outcome of a circumstance, you will experience no fear. Whatever the outcome will be, will be, whether you fear it or not.

Ching Ning Chu

47.

Fear is a habit; so is self-pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can!! and I will!!

48.

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. Thus a feeling of utter unworthiness can be a source of courage.

Hoffer, Eric

49.

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

Smith, Frederick

50.

Comfort zones are plush lined coffins. When you stay in your plush lined coffins, you die.

Dale, Stan