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It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.
It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.
Like one, that on a lonesome road
Doth walk in fear and dread,
And having once turned read more
Like one, that on a lonesome road
Doth walk in fear and dread,
And having once turned round, walks on,
And turns no more his head;
Because he knows a frightful fiend
Doth close behind him tread.
The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights
of another.
The fears of one class of men are not the measure of the rights
of another.
I am frightened at seeing all the footprints directed towards thy
den, and none returning.
[Lat., Quia ne read more
I am frightened at seeing all the footprints directed towards thy
den, and none returning.
[Lat., Quia ne vestigia terrent
Omnia te adversum spectantia, nulla retrosum.]
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.
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the
means he uses to frighten you.
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the
means he uses to frighten you.
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.
You are uneasy, . . . you never sailed with me before, I see.
You are uneasy, . . . you never sailed with me before, I see.
