Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precise.

Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precise.

The fear o' hell's the hangman's whip
To laud the wretch in order;
But where ye feel read more

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.

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.

Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.

Some people are brave, others are just too stupid to be afraid.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Fear is the parent of cruelty.

Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.

Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.

It is tormenting to fear what you cannot overcome.
[Lat., Crux est si metuas quod vincere nequeas.]

It is tormenting to fear what you cannot overcome.
[Lat., Crux est si metuas quod vincere nequeas.]

Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of
God.

Shame arises from the fear of men, conscience from the fear of
God.

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, read more

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figure out how to see people differently than the way we were brought up to.