Quotes About Fear

The man that does not fear punishment, little regards crime.

Dilemma of civilized man; body mobilized, but danger obscure.

Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.

I suppose when they reach a certain age some men are afraid to grow up. It seems the older the men get, the younger their new wives get.

At the bottom of not a little of the bravery that appears in the world, there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they have not the courage to face public opinion.

Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.

But he knew well enough that any man in the right circumstances could be dehumanised by panic.

I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.

There are men who would be afraid to commit themselves on the doctrine that castor oil is a laxative.

...Men fear what they themselves have imagined.

Why is it that, among men, physical courage is a trait so plenteous yet moral courage is a trait so rare?

...self-consciousness is a man's worst enemy.

The natural role of twentieth-century man is anxiety.

Since the dawn of time man understands that suffering, faced with no fear, is his passport to freedom.

Do not reproach a man with his misfortunes, fearing lest Nemesis may overtake you.

Wise man also fears a weak enemy.

but the bravest man among us is afraid of himself

Daring is not safe against daring men.

A hero is a man who is afraid to run away.

In the twentieth century, death terrifies men less than the absence of real life.

It [freedom] is a thing of the spirit. Men must be free to worship, to think, to hold opinions, to speak without fear. They must be free to challenge wrong and oppression with the surety of justice.

Men are perfectly willing to abandon a woman but they refuse to be abandoned by her.

The man who lives without conflict, who lives with beauty and love, is not frightened of death because to love is to die.

Man created language to be understood. It should be normal to understand what people convey to us. Fear, ulterior motives, and closed mindedness are the enemies of understanding.