Quotes about Fear
The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.
— William James
Indecision, doubt and fear. The members of this unholy trio are closely related; where one is found, the other two are close at hand.
— Napoleon Hill
It is what we fear that happens to us.
— Oscar Wilde
Courage faces fear and thereby masters it. Cowardice represses fear and is thereby mastered by it.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The fear of criticism is at the bottom of the destruction of most ideas which never reach the planning and action stage.
— Napoleon Hill
Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
— Aesop
Modesty is hardly to be described as a virtue. It is a feeling rather than a disposition. It is a kind of fear of falling into disrepute.
— Aristotle
To fear to face an issue is to believe that the worst is true.
— Ayn Rand
The combination of fear and ignorance (two sides of the same coin) can be paralyzing.
— Seth Godin
I strongly urge students to learn to take risks, to be bold, to let their genius convert that fear into power and brilliance.
— Robert Kiyosaki
The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.
— George Eliot
This is the century of fear.
— Albert Camus