The classical man’s worst fear was inglorious death; the modern man’s worst fear is just death

From this arises the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It might perhaps be answered that we should wish to be both: but since love...

My life was going to flash before my eyes, but it decided to hide behind my eyes and quake with terror instead.

Anyone who doesn’t fear God, has no idea at all about Him.

Surrender to your fear so you may triumph over it.

Several themes describe misconceptions about mental illness and corresponding stigmatizing attitudes. Media analyses of film and print have identified three: people with mental illness are homicidal maniacs who need to be feared; they have childlike...

Excessive fear is always powerless

We are lovers, fear and I. She calls to me, and I let her in.

Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the day. Fear of imprisonment, fear of torture, fear of death, fear of losing friends, family, property...

Truth has no fear; Untruth shivers at every shadow.

Life is same for everyone. The difference is only that some are living by heart and some for only sake of living

In order for a thing to be horrible it has to suffer a change you can recognize.

You are magnificent beyond measure, perfect in your imperfections, and wonderfully made.

Childhood is this time of magic and monsters; hoping for one and fearing the other… The worst part of being a kid is discovering which one exists… So, I chose to believe in magic.

Paranoia is at most annoying!

We’ve replaced nearly all our emotions with fear

Prison left me with some strange little tics.’ She has taken all the door off their hinges in all the apartments she has lived in since. It’s not that she has anxiety attacks about small...

I might fear but never feared confronting the fears.

Only the frantic of fear can harm you. Your calm and centered self knows exactly what to do.

What you deny or ignore, you delay, What you accept and face, you conquer.

The only thing greater then fear is hope.

There is a distinct difference between Darkness and Satan. Darkness is silence, the void, Zen; nothingness. Satan was a pig-headed being who fought to get his way. Wake up! Don’t let him have his way...

People fear nothing as much as boredom and they will do unimaginable things to make it go away.

Seeing my mother get back to her studies was all the proof I needed that a chain of emotion can persuade when one forged of logic won’t hold. But more important was her example that...

If you are driven by fear, anger or pride nature will force you to compete. If you are guided by courage, awareness, tranquility and peace nature will serve you.

The leaves that remain are only a very small part of the tea. The tea that goes into me is a much bigger part of the tea. It is the richest part.We are the same;...

Fear is for the powerless. Fear is for the alone. But as you stand together now, you are neither of those. Together, you amplify each other’s strengths; you nullify each other’s weaknesses.

When we are meditating in a haunted graveyard, or even in our rooms, frightening external and internal appearances may arise during Chöd practice. If this happens, check the two ‘superstitions’—the external, frightening appearance, and the...

One of the fears of having too much work is not having time to observe. And once you get recognised, there is nowhere for you to look any more. You can’t sit on a night...

The human body is robust. It can gather strength when it’s in mortal danger.

Love is the opposite of fear and it lights the flames of a million hearts.

Love didn’t grow very well in a place where there was only fear

Do I think a marriage with him would last? I have my doubts. There, I said it. But marraige is always a risk. And so what if it doesn’t work? Would that make you absolutely...

You can’t plan for feelings. You have to accept that. Let it scare you. Trust that it’ll be okay anyway.

Many of our fears are tissuepaper-thin, and a single courageous step would carry us through them.

Charles de Foucauld, the found of the Little Brothers of Jesus, wrote a single sentence that’s ahad a profound impact on my life. He said, “The one thing we owe absolutely to God is never...

you hold onto me?

Idolatry happens when you worship or praise anything excessively to the point of causing you to believe it reigns supreme. All things on this earth are temporal, even your very own desires. Be careful that...

His terror became his companion. When it seemed to diminish, or grow easier to bear, he forced himself to remember the details of what he had said and done so that his fears returned, redoubled....

We fail so easily to see the difference between fear of the unknown and respect for the unknown, thinking that those who do not hasten in with bright lights and knives are deterred by a...

People do not have the power to change situations, situations have the power to change people though.

The drive was strangely calm. Deathly calm. Dark, light …. dark, light …. dark again as we glided under repeat street lighting. Four men sitting silently in four leather seats. Could hear the creaks. The...

To fear is to lack courage; and to lack courage is to forsake your true abilities.By: Wayne Chirisa

It is how we nurture the good and deal with the bad that ultimately shapes our destiny.

Demonise one of them and the sympathisers will melt away.

Let’s say that the consensus is that our species, being the higher primates, Homo Sapiens, has been on the planet for at least 100,000 years, maybe more. Francis Collins says maybe 100,000. Richard Dawkins thinks...

The idea of immortality, that like a sea has ebbed and flowed in the human heart, with its countless waves of hope and fear, beating against the shores and rocks of time and fate, was...

Boredom is a pleasing antidote for fear

If fear appears at your door you have two options, either you choose to let it in or you choose to grab onto the Lord and the promise of His presence no matter what.

To the question: Wilderness, who needs it? Doc would say: Because we like the taste of freedom, comrades. Because we like the smell of danger. But, thought Hayduke, what about the smell of fear, Dad?