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Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.
Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.
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.
He had a feeling that the answer was quite different and that he ought to know it, but he could read more
He had a feeling that the answer was quite different and that he ought to know it, but he could not think of it. He began to get frightened, and that is bad for thinking.
As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
Fear always springs from ignorance.
Fear always springs from ignorance.
The fear o' hell's the hangman's whip
To laud the wretch in order;
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The fear o' hell's the hangman's whip
To laud the wretch in order;
But where ye feel your honor grip,
Let that aye be your border.
Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.
Men are moved by only two things: fear and self-interest.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
An aching tooth is better out than in,
To lose a rotten member is a gain.
An aching tooth is better out than in,
To lose a rotten member is a gain.
