“We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.”
— Chanakya
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The fear of hell, or aiming to
“The fear of hell, or aiming to be blest, savors too much of private interest.”
— Edmund Waller
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We must laugh before we are happy,
“We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.”
— Jean de La Fontaine
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Men fear death as children fear to
“Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.”
— Francis Bacon
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Everything we do in life is based
“Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.”
— Mel Brooks
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By adversity are wrought the greatest works
“By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown.”
— Samuel Daniel
Author: Samuel Daniel
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Who sows fear, reaps weapons.
“Who sows fear, reaps weapons.”
— Friedrich Durrenmatt
Author: Friedrich Durrenmatt
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There is no such thing as perpetual
“There is no such thing as perpetual tranquillity of mind while we live here; because life itself is but motion, and can never be without desire, nor without fear, no more than without sense.”
— Thomas Hobbes
Author: Thomas Hobbes
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If you look into your own heart,
“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”
— Confucius
Author: Confucius
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I fear other actors who are not
“I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid.”
— Tommy Lee Jones
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When a match has equal partners then
“When a match has equal partners then I fear not.”
— Aeschylus
Author: Aeschylus
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