He that fears you present will hate you absent. Thomas Fuller
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Marie Curie
There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them. Andre Gide
To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. Bertrand Russell
There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope. Baruch Spinoza
Fear is the foundation of most governments. John Adams
Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. William Congreve
Let them hate, so long as they fear. Lucius Accius
There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart’s controls. There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain. Aeschylus
Excessive fear is always powerless. Aeschylus
Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends. Shirley MacLaine
Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm. Sophocles
Dread is the first and strongest of the…kinds of fear. It is that tension, that waiting that comes when you know there is something to fear but you have not yet identified what it is. Orson Scott Card
How very little can be done under the spirit of fear. Florence Nightingale
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both. Niccolo Machiavelli
A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward. Jean Paul Richter
Confront your fears, list them, get to know them, and only then will you be able to put them aside and move ahead. Jerry Gillies
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. Frank Herbert (from Dune)
The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know. Napoleon Bonaparte