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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.
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.
Every man is afraid of something. That's how you know he's in love with you; when he is afraid of read more
Every man is afraid of something. That's how you know he's in love with you; when he is afraid of losing you.
Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.
Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
I came to believe it not true that "the coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave man only one." I read more
I came to believe it not true that "the coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave man only one." I think it is the other way around: It is the brave who die a thousand deaths. For it is imagination, and not just conscience, which doth make cowards of us all. Those who do not know fear are not truly brave.
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.
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.]
To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.
To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.
