Motivational Quotes

Fear

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

Best Quotes about Fear

The fear of being wrong is the prime inhibitor of the creative process.

Bryant, Jean

I know what I am fleeing from, but not what I am in search of.

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

Brown, Les

Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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

Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person.

Dr. David M. Burns

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

Theodosia Garrison

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

Frances Moore Lappe

A fighter has to know fear.

D'Amato, Cus

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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

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Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.

Thomson, Virgil

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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Fear is excitement without breath.

Heller, Robert

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Fear is proof of a low born soul.

Virgil

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That fear may reach all, punish but few.

Proverb

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Confront your fears, list them, get to know them, and only then will you be able to put them aside and move ahead.

Gillies, Jerry

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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.

Proverb, Swedish

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Only your mind can produce fear.

A Course In Miracles

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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

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Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.

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The man who has ceased to fear has ceased to care.

Bradley, Francis H.

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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

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It is an old psychological axiom that constant exposure to the object of fear immunizes against the fear.

Maltz, Maxwell

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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

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Where the fear is, happiness is not.

Seneca

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

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If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

Patton, George S.

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Fear only two: God, and the man who has no fear of God.

Proverb, Hasidic

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Fear can be headier than whiskey, once man has acquired a taste for it.

Downes, Donald

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Fear of success can also be tied into the idea that success means someone else's loss. Some people are unconsciously guilty because they believe their victories are coming at the expense of another.

Harvey, Joan C.

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Those who love to be feared fear to be loved, and they themselves are more afraid than anyone, for whereas other men fear only them, they fear everyone.

Francis De Sales, St.

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Fear of the pain blinds us to the goal of healing. Only by seeing our problems clearly and experiencing them can we do something about them.

Hoffman, Bob

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

Renard, Jules

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A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.

Lincoln, Abraham

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We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.