Quotes by Fear It is foolish to fear what you cannot avoid. Publilius Syrus failurefearinspirational Fear makes men believe the worst. Quintus Curtius Rufus fearmenbelieve When fear has seized upon the mind, man fears that only which he first began to fear. Quintus Curtius Rufus fearmindmen Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear. Publilius Syrus audacityriskfear We sometimes fear to bring our troubles to God, because they must seem small to Him who sitteth on the circle of the earth. But if they are large enough to vex and endanger our welfare, they are large enough to touch His heart of love. For love does not measure by a merchant's scales, not with a surveyor's chain. It hath a delicacy... unknown in any handling of material substance. R. A. Torrey circlesfearheart The furies are at home in the mirror; it is their address. Even the clearest water, if deep enough can drown. Never think to surprise them. Your face approaching ever so friendly is the white flag they ignore. There is no truce with the furies. A mirror's temperature is always zero. It is ice in the veins. It's camera is an x-ray. It is a chalice held out to you in silent communion, where gaspingly you partake of a shifting identity never your own. R. S. Thomas zerofearhome When God issues a call to us, it is always a holy call. The vocation of dying is a sacred vocation. To understand that is one of the most important lessons a Christian can ever learn. When the summons comes, we can respond in many ways. We can become angry, bitter or terrified. But if we see it as a call from God and not a threat from Satan, we are far more prepared to cope with its difficulties. R. C. Sproul issueschristianfear Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them. Rabindranath Tagore encouragementfearlife Oliver: Fear is the natural state of anything that dies. Rachel Caine statesnaturalfear She goes where she pleases. She appears unhoped for, uncalled for. She moves through doors and walls and windows. Her thoughts move through minds. She enters dreams. She vanishes and is still there. She knows the future and sees through flesh. She is not afraid of anything. Rachel Klein wallfeardream You don't know where you are or where your dreams end and the world begins. Rachel Klein feardreamworld Fear is the friction in all transitions. Rachel Naomi Remen frictiontransitionfear In this whole screwed-up town, you're the only thing that's always been right to me," he whispered. "I love you, Claire." She saw something that might have been just a flash of panic go across his expression, but then he steadied again. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I do. I love you. Rachel Caine fearlove-youbelieve Obstinate are the trammels, but my heart aches when I try to break them. Freedom is all I want, but to hope for it I feel ashamed. I am certain that priceless wealth is in thee, and that thou art my best friend, but I have not the heart to sweep away the tinsel that fills my room. The shroud that covers me is a shroud of dust and death; I hate it, yet hug it in love. My debts are large, my failures great, my shame secret and heavy; yet when I come to ask for my good, I quake in fear lest my prayer be granted. Rabindranath Tagore prayerfearart Our deepest fears are like dragons, guarding our deepest treasure. Rainer Maria Rilke dragonshippiefear Fear is felt by writers at every level. Anxiety accompanies the first word they put on paper and the last. Ralph Keyes anxietypaperfear He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson fearinspirationallife So you mustn't be frightened, dear Mr. Kappus, if a sadness rises in front of you, larger than any you have ever seen; if an anxiety - like light and cloud-shadows, moves over your hands and everything you do. You must realize that something is happening to you, that life has not forgotten you, that it holds you in the palm of its hand and will not let you fall. Rainer Maria Rilke faithfearmoving If a man considers that he is born, he cannot avoid the fear of death. Let him find out if he has been born or if the Self has any birth. He will discover that the Self always exists, that the body that is born resolves itself into thought and that the emergence of thought is the root of all mischief. Find from where thoughts emerge. Then you will be able to abide in the ever-present inmost Self and be free from the idea of birth or the fear of death. Ramana Maharshi selffearmen Our interactions with one another reflect a dance between love and fear. Ram Dass love-and-fearinteractionfear«979899100101102103104105106107»
