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.
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I live my life through fear. If I'm afraid of it I'll do it just so I'm not afraid of read more
I live my life through fear. If I'm afraid of it I'll do it just so I'm not afraid of it anymore.rn
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.
No one loves the man whom he fears.
No one loves the man whom he fears.
It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.
It is better to be frightened now than killed hereafter.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.
Fear is the passion of slaves.
Fear is the passion of slaves.
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 is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
