Quotes About Fear

Half the failures in life come from pulling one's horse in when he is leaping.

There is no object that we see; no action that we do; no good that we enjoy; no evil that we feel, or fear, but we may make some spiritual advantage of all: and he that makes such improvement is wise, as well as pious.

My father told me marijuana would cause me brain damage - because if he caught me doing it he was going to break my head.

People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on the ground.

Men hesitate less to injure a man who makes himself loved than to injure one who makes himself feared, for their love is held by a chain of obligation which, because of men's wickedness, is broken on every occasion for the sake of selfish profit; but their fear is secured by a dread of punishment.

The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.

The horse does abominate the camel; the mighty elephant is afraid of a mouse; and they say that the lion, which scorneth to turn his back upon the stoutest animal, will tremble at the crowing of a cock.

Great self-destruction follows upon unfounded fear.

There's nothing I'm afraid of like scared people.

God! Is there anything uglier than a frightened man!

When fear is excessive it can make many a man despair.

Fear is like fire. If controlled it will help you; if uncontrolled, it will rise up and destroy you. Men's actions depend to a great extent upon fear. We do things either because we enjoy doing them or because we are afraid not to do them.

The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that. Unknown is what it is. Accept that it's unknown, and it's plain sailing.

Fear is created not by the world around us, but in the mind, by what we think is going to happen.

We fear the thing we want the most.

The burnt child dreads the fire.

"Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! the flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature.

The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble.

The angry people are those people who are most afraid.

The advantages of a losing team: (i) There is everything to hope for and nothing to fear, (2.) Defeats do not disturb one's sleep. (3) An occasional victory is a surprise and a delight. (4) There is no danger of any club passing you. (5) You are not asked fifty times a day, "What was the score?"; people take it for granted that you lost.

A Christian could even give thanks for Hell, because Hell was a threat and a warning to keep him in the right way.

We are very near to greatness: one step and we are safe; can we not take the leap?

If you don't place your foot on the rope, you'll never cross the chasm.

You can't steal second base and keep one foot on first.