Fear - Quotes

The most dangerous kind of person ... is one who is afraid of his own shadow. - Philip K. Dick

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. - H. P. Lovecraft

The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear – fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety. - Henry Louis Mencken

The only honourable, desirable kind of fear that shouldn’t be feared is the fear of harm on a loved one. It’s the kind of fear that leads to self-sacrifice and the kind of fear where you would truly jump in front of a bus to save another. - Criss Jami

The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear. - Aung San Suu Kyi

The only way to get rid of the fear of doing something is to go out ... and do it. - Susan J. Jeffers

The understanding of fear cures fear. - Robert Anthony

There is a time when fear is good and ought to remain seated as a guardian of the heart. - Aeschylus

Throughout evolutionary history, anxiety and fear have helped every species to be wary and to survive. Fear can signal us to act, or, alternatively, to resist the impulse to act. It can help us to make wise, self-protective choices in and out of relationships where we might otherwise sail mindlessly along, ignoring signs of trouble. - Harriet Lerner

We must control fear or it will control us. - Walter Matthews

We often suffer more from our fears, than from the dangers of our situation. - Norman MacDonald

When a man is afraid and accedes to fear, he will always find arguments to justify his own surrender. - Natan Sharansky

Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be. - Lactanius

Who sees all beings in his own self, and his own self in all beings, loses all fear. - Isa Upanishad

Without fear, we are able to see more clearly our connections to others. Without fear, we have more room for understanding and compassion. Without fear, we are truly free. - Thich Nhat Hanh

You are frightened of everything. You call it caution. You call it common sense. You call it practicality. You call it playing the odds, but that’s only because you’re afraid to call it by its real name, and its real name is fear. - Mick Farren

You can’t stop being afraid just by pretending everything that scares you isn’t there. - Michael Marshall