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Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.
Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.
Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.
Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.
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.]
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.
Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of
God.
Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of
God.
To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.
To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.
Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precise.
Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precise.