Quotes by Fear Men always try to make virtues of their weaknesses. Fear of death and fear of life both become piety. H. L. Mencken atheismfearmen Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains. Helen Gahagan Douglas hatecouragefear Christ rode on an ass, but now asses ride on Christ. Heinrich Heine assatheismfear what you fear, you invite. Helen McCloy invitesfear Once you inject fear into a society of people, they become more and more afraid because they don't cross over the neighbourhoods and the only information they get about other people is through the media. Helen Prejean mediafearpeople Fear is for the old. Lack of it is one of the joys of youth. Helen Van Slyke youthfearjoy It is difficult to imagine anyone having any real hopes for the human race in the face of the fact that the great majority of men still believe that the universe is run by a gaseous vertebrate of astronomical heft and girth, who is nevertheless interested in the minutest details of the private conduct of even the meanest man. H. L. Mencken realfearrunning Would that thy love, beloved, had less trust in me, that it might be more anxious! Heloise fearmightlove-is It isn't tying himself to one woman that a man dreads when he thinks of marrying; it's separating himself from all the others. Helen Rowland marriagefearmen There comes a time in every man's life when he's consumed by the desire to spit on his palms, hoist the black flag and start cutting throats. H. L. Mencken cuttingfearmen I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days during their early adult life. Darkness would make them more appreciative of sight; silence would teach them the joys of sound. Helen Keller blessingsightfear Today, America would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order. Tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true if they were told that there were an outside threat from beyond, whether real or promulgated, that threatened our very existence. It is then that all peoples of the world will plead to deliver them from this evil. The one thing every man fears is the unknown. When presented with this scenario, individual rights will be willingly relinquished for the guarantee of their well-being granted to them by the World Government Henry A. Kissinger gratefulrealfear Home is the wallpaper above the bed, the family dinner table, the church bells in the morning, the bruised shins of the playground, the small fears that come with dusk, the streets and squares and monuments and shops that constitute one's first universe. Henry Anatole Grunwald fearhomemorning Our civilization has fallen out of touch with night. With lights, we drive the holiness and beauty of night back to the forests and the sea; the little villages, the crossroads even, will have none of it. Are modern folk, perhaps, afraid of night? Do they fear that vast serenity, the mystery of infinite space, the austerity of stars? Henry Beston starsfearnight Fear is nature's warning signal to get busy. Henry C. Link halloweenwarningfear There is no power like oratory. Caesar controlled men by exciting their fears, Cicero by . . . swaying their passions. The influence of the one perished; that of the other continues to this day. Henry Clay passionfearmen There's no sense forcing yourself if you don't feel like it. Tell you the truth, I've had sex with lots of guys, but I think I did it mostly out of fear. I was scared not to have somebody putting his arms around me, so I could never say no. That's all. Nothing good ever came of sex like that. All it does is grind down the meaning of life a piece at a time. Haruki Murakami fearsexthinking One who fears failure limits his activities. Henry Ford failurelimitsfear The fearful are caught as often as the bold. Helen Keller avoiding-painstrong-womenfear We must learn to distinguish morality from moralizing. Henry A. Kissinger moralitylibertyfear«4546474849505152535455»
