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Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
An aching tooth is better out than in,
To lose a rotten member is a gain.
An aching tooth is better out than in,
To lose a rotten member is a gain.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.
If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.
Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
His fear was greater than his haste:
For fear, though fleeter than the wind,
Believes 'tis always read more
His fear was greater than his haste:
For fear, though fleeter than the wind,
Believes 'tis always left behind.
Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.
[Lat., Timor non est diuturnus magister officii.]
Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.
[Lat., Timor non est diuturnus magister officii.]
