Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.

Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.

Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precise.

Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precise.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the
means he uses to frighten you.

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the
means he uses to frighten you.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby.

Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby.

A fool boasts of those who fear him; a wise man's pride is those who respect him.

A fool boasts of those who fear him; a wise man's pride is those who respect him.

You are uneasy, . . . you never sailed with me before, I see.

You are uneasy, . . . you never sailed with me before, I see.

Fear is an ague, that forsakes
And haunts, by fits, those whom it takes;
And they'll opine read more

Fear is an ague, that forsakes
And haunts, by fits, those whom it takes;
And they'll opine they feel the pain
And blows they felt, to-day, again.