Fear Quotes

Fear is a tyrant and a despot, more terrible than the rack, more potent than the stake. ~ The Clue of the Twisted Candle by Edgar Wallace "I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship." ~ Little Women by Louisa May Alcott "Of all base passions fear is most accurs'd." ~ Henry VI, Part One by William Shakespeare "Would the world ever have been made if its maker had been afraid of making trouble? Making life means making trouble." ~ Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw Fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself. ~ Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe To-day we love what to-morrow we hate; to-day we seek what to-morrow we shun; to-day we desire what to-morrow we fear. ~ Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe This man, who violated the laws of heaven and earth with little terror of the Divine vengeance, feared above all to be cut by the men of his set. ~ Run to Earth by Mary Elizabeth Braddon "You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty." ~ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum That of all the propensities which teach mankind to torment themselves, that of causeless fear is the most irritating, busy, painful, and pitiable. ~ Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott Night, the mother of fear and mystery, was coming upon me. ~ The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells