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Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.
Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.
Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.
Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate read more
Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.
A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.
A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.
It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man.
It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man.
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.
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance.
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance.
The brave man is not he who feels no fear,
For that were stupid and irrational;
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The brave man is not he who feels no fear,
For that were stupid and irrational;
But he, whose noble soul its fear subdues,
And bravely dares the danger nature shrinks from.
