Quotes About Fear

Before one is afraid, one sees clearly; while one is afraid, one sees double; and after being afraid, one sees dimly. Danglars

At bottom the character of M. Bonacieux was one of profound selfishness mixed with sordid avarice, the whole seasoned with extreme cowardice.

In every country where independence has taken the place of liberty, the first desire of a manly heart is to possess a weapon, which at once renders him capable of defence or attack, and, by rendering its owner terrible, often makes him feared.

Per quanto l'uomo sia indurito nel pericolo, e ben prevenuto contro di esso, capisce sempre dal fremito del cuore e dal brivido della carne l'enorme differenza che esiste tra il sogno e la realtà, fra il progetto e l'esecuzione.

The feet of Raoul were over the edge of the cliff, bathed in that void which is peopled by vertigo, and provokes to self-annihilation.

Înainte de a-È›i fi fric?, vezi just; când È›i-e fric?, vezi dublu; iar dup? ce È›i-a fost fric?, vezi tulbure.

Tienen algunas cosas tal aire de imposibles, que no se nos ocurre la idea de intentarlas, y hasta las evitamos instintivamente.

terror, and clinging with her hands to the wall to avoid falling. Every one drew back, and the man in the red cloak remained standing alone in the middle of the room. Oh, grace, grace, pardon! cried the wretch, falling on her knees. The unknown waited for silence, and then resumed, I told you well that she would know

For behind all present happiness is concealed a fear for the future.

Avant d'avoir peur, on voit juste ; pendant qu'on a peur, on voit double ; et après qu'on a eu peur, on voit trouble.

I have no fear of ghosts, and I have never heard it said that so much harm had been done by the dead during six thousand years as is wrought by the living in a single day.

In those times panics were common

A curse on those who fear wine: it's because they have evil thoughts and they are afraid that wine will loosen their tongues.

prisons have doors, the tomb has none.

But there is no need to know danger in order to fear it; indeed, it may be observed, that it is usually unknown perils that inspire the greatest terror.

Le comte jeta autour de lui un regard dont l'expression désespérée eût touché des tigres, mais il ne pouvait désarmer des juges ; puis il leva les yeux vers la voûte, et les détourna aussitôt, comme s'il eût craint que cette voûte, en s'ouvrant, ne fît resplendir ce second tribunal qui se nomme le ciel, cet autre juge qui s'appelle Dieu.

Întotdeauna mi-a fost mai fric? de o pan?, de o sticlu?? cu cerneal? ÅŸi de o coal? de hîrtie decît de o sabie sau un pistol

Quand on pense, dit Caderousse en laissant tomber sa main sur le papier, qu'il y a là de quoi tuer un homme plus sûrement que si on l 'attendait au coin d'un bois pour l'assassiner  ! J'ai toujours eu plus peur d'une plume, d'une bouteille d'encre et d'une feuille de papier que d'une épée ou d'un pistolet.

Siempre tuve más miedo a una pluma y a un tintero, que a una espada o a una pistola.

The truth is that you are afraid.' 'Afraid? I do not know all the words in the Parisian jargon, and I know not what you mean.

Inured as men may be to danger, forewarned as they may be of peril, they understand, by the fluttering of the heart and the shuddering of the frame, the enormous difference between a dream and a reality, between the project and the execution

The gloomy light, the silence and the awful poetry of night had no doubt combined with the fearful poetry of her conscience: the poisoner was afraid to see her work.

j'ai encore plus peur de la malédiction des morts que de la haine des vivants.

Mon Dieu ! mon Dieu ! dit Morrel, vous m'épouvantez, comte, avec ce sang-froid. Pouvez-vous donc quelque chose contre la mort ? Êtes-vous plus qu'un homme ? Êtes-vous un ange ? Êtes-vous Dieu ?'' Et le jeune homme, qu'aucun danger n'avait fait reculer d'un pas, reculait devant Monte-Cristo , saisi d'une indicible terreur. Mais Monte-Cristo le regarda avec un sourire à la fois si mélancolique et si doux, que Maximilien sentit les larmes poindre dans ses yeux.