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    Like one, that on a lonesome road
    Doth walk in fear and dread,
    And having once turned round, walks on,
    And turns no more his head;
    Because he knows a frightful fiend
    Doth close behind him tread.

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There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

by James Anthony Froude Found in: Fear Quotes,
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It is tormenting to fear what you cannot overcome.
[Lat., Crux est si metuas quod vincere nequeas.]

It is tormenting to fear what you cannot overcome.
[Lat., Crux est si metuas quod vincere nequeas.]

by Decimus Magnus Ausonius Found in: Fear Quotes,
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His frown was full of terror, and his voice
Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe
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His frown was full of terror, and his voice
Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe
As left him not, till penitence had won
Lost favor back again, and clos'd the breach.

by William Cowper Found in: Fear Quotes,
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It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.

It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.

by Winston Churchill Found in: Fear Quotes,
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I live my life through fear. If I'm afraid of it I'll do it just so I'm not afraid of read more

I live my life through fear. If I'm afraid of it I'll do it just so I'm not afraid of it anymore.rn

by Jeremy Renner Found in: Fear Quotes,
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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.

by Ruth Renkel Found in: Fear Quotes,
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We are not apt to fear for the fearless, when we are companions
in their danger.

We are not apt to fear for the fearless, when we are companions
in their danger.

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Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.

Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.

by Lactantius Firmianus Found in: Fear Quotes,
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He had a feeling that the answer was quite different and that he ought to know it, but he could read more

He had a feeling that the answer was quite different and that he ought to know it, but he could not think of it. He began to get frightened, and that is bad for thinking.

by J.r.r. Tolkien Found in: Fear Quotes,
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