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The fear o' hell's the hangman's whip
To laud the wretch in order;
But where ye feel read more
The fear o' hell's the hangman's whip
To laud the wretch in order;
But where ye feel your honor grip,
Let that aye be your border.
In extreme danger fear feels no pity.
[Lat., In summo periculo timor miericordiam non recipit.]
In extreme danger fear feels no pity.
[Lat., In summo periculo timor miericordiam non recipit.]
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
Fear is the passion of slaves.
Fear is the passion of slaves.
Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.
Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.
It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.
It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.
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.
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.
Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.
Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.
