Quotes by Fear You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you. Eric Hoffer halloweenfearclever The real "haves" are they who can acquire freedom, self-confidence, and even riches without depriving others of them. They acquire all of these by developing and applying their potentialities. On the other hand, the real "have nots" are they who cannot have aught except by depriving others of it. They can feel free only by diminishing the freedom of others, self-confident by spreading fear and dependence among others, and rich by making others poor. Eric Hoffer self-confidencerealfear He that feareth is a slave, were he never so rich, were he never so powerful. But he that is without fear is king of all the world. Eric Rucker Eddison powerfulkingsfear Men are not afraid of things, but of how they view them. Epictetus viewsfearmen The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. Eric Hoffer fearinspirationalpeople A creative block is a fear about the future, a guess about the dangers dwelling in the dark computer and the locked studio. Eric Maisel blockfeardark I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me. Erica Jong fear-and-couragefearfulfear We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate. Erica Jong procrastinationfearlooks Germans grew reluctant to stay in communal ski lodges, fearing they might talk in their sleep. They postponed surgeries because of the lip-loosening effects of anesthetic. Dreams reflected the ambient anxiety. One German dreamed that an SA man came to his home and opened the door to his oven, which then repeated every negative remark the household had made against the government. Erik Larson feardreamsleep of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish. Erica Jong futurefoolishfear We must be afraid of neither poverty nor exile nor imprisonment; of fear itself only should we be afraid. Epictetus povertyshouldfear It is when power is wedded to chronic fear that it becomes formidable. Eric Hoffer terrorismpowerfear [Censors are] people with secret attractions to various temptations... They are defending themselves under the pretext of defending others, because at heart they fear their own weaknesses. Ernest Jones fearheartpeople Fear breeds upon itself because it is a hermaphrodite capable of endless reproduction. Fear is a contagious disease, spreading from its first victim to others in the vicinity until it is powerful enough to take charge of a group, in which event it becomes panic. Fear is the afterbirth of reason and calculation. It takes time to recuperate from fear. Ernest K. Gann groupspowerfulfear The mark of fear is not easily removed. Ernest Gaines markfear The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind - not the fiend or the sadist. Erich Fromm powerfearmen If faith cannot be reconciled with rational thinking, it has to be eliminated as an anachronistic remnant of earlier stages of culture and replaced by science dealing with facts and theories which are intelligible and can be validated. Erich Fromm fearreligionthinking We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends. Eric Hoffer fearmeanway Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the absence of self. Erwin McManus couragefearinspirational But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. Ernest Hemingway fearinspiringmotivational«3132333435363738394041»
