There are many victories worse than a defeat. George Eliot on fear
Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself. Samuel Butler on fear
One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one. Rainer Maria Rilke on fear
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes adversity not without many comforts and hopes. Francis Bacon on fear
There is no passion so contagious as that of fear. Michel de Montaigne on fear
He that hopes no good fears no ill. Thomas Fuller on fear
That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future. Anatole France on fear
To him who is in fear everything rustles. Sophocles on fear
There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them. Andre Gide on fear
We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear. Charles Caleb Colton on fear
There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls. Aeschylus on fear
We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends. Eric Hoffer on fear
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts. Virgil on fear
The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear. Josh Billings on fear
The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. Eric Hoffer on fear
Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish. Ovid on fear
Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear. Ovid on fear
I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it. Lyndon B. Johnson on fear