Fear Not Quotes

• Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Inspirational, Positive, Depression

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  I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Courage

  Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.18, Simon and Schuster

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• Everything you want is on the other side of fear.

  Jack Canfield

  Inspirational, Life, Fear

  Twitter post from Apr 09, 2013

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• We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it.

  Jiddu Krishnamurti

  Fear, Running Away, Suppressing

  Jiddu Krishnamurti (1973). “Flight of the Eagle”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

  Mark Twain

  Death, Motivational Sports, Fear

  Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.54, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

  W. Clement Stone

  Motivational, Business, Fear

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• We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.

  Marianne Williamson

  Confidence, Fear, Famous Motivational

  Marianne Williamson (2012). “A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever”, p.230, Hay House, Inc

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  He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Life, Fear

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• Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.

  Percy Bysshe Shelley

  Positive, Fear, Moving Forward

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• Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.

  Bertrand Russell

  Xenophobia, Fear, Racism

  Bertrand Russell (2009). “The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell”, p.70, Routledge

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• Be just, and fear not.

  William Shakespeare

  Fear, Justice, Anxiety

  'Henry VIII' (1613) act 3, sc. 2, l. 441

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• Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth - more than ruin, more even than death.

  Bertrand Russell

  Halloween, Men, Anxiety

  Bertrand Russell (2015). “Why Men Fight: A Method of Abolishing the International Duel”, p.95, Lulu Press, Inc

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• Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Fear, Giving, Spurs

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• When a match has equal partners then I fear not.

  Aeschylus

  Marriage, Wedding, Memories

  Aeschylus (2013). “Aeschylus I: The Persians, The Seven Against Thebes, The Suppliant Maidens, Prometheus Bound”, p.209, University of Chicago Press

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• Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the absence of self.

  Erwin McManus

  Inspirational, Courage, Fear

  Erwin Raphael McManus (2004). “The Uprising Experience: A Personal Guide for a Revolution of the Soul, Promise Keepers Edition”, p.52, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Danger is very real but fear is a choice.

  Will Smith

  Real, Choices, Face Your Fears

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• Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?

  Marianne Williamson

  Greatest Fear, Fabulous, Brilliant

  "A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of 'A Course in Miracles'". Book by Marianne Williamson, Ch. 7, Section 3, 1992.

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• The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

  Plato

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• The famous passage from her book is often erroneously attributed to the inaugural address of Nelson Mandela. About the misattribution Williamson said, "Several years ago, this paragraph from A Return to Love began popping up everywhere, attributed to Nelson Mandela's 1994 inaugural address. As honored as I would be had President Mandela quoted my words, indeed he did not. I have no idea where that story came from, but I am gratified that the paragraph has come to mean so much to so many people.

  Marianne Williamson

  Fear, Book, Mean

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• There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance.

  John Lennon

  Change, Wisdom, Love Yourself

  "Celebrating John Lennon’s Birthday in His Own Inspiring Words" by Jeryl Brunner, parade.com. October 09, 2014.

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• Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth - more than ruin, more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habits; thought is anarchic and lawless, indifferent to authority, careless of the well-tried wisdom of the ages. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid ... Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man.

  Bertrand Russell

  Courage, Men, Light

  Bertrand Russell (2009). “Why Men Fight”, p.107, Routledge

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• There is nothing to fear but fear itself. And spiders. ~Bumper sticker~

  Darynda Jones

  Spiders, Irrational Fear, No Fear

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• We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.

  John F. Kennedy

  Hope, Wisdom, Fear

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• Perfect love drives out fear

  Karen Kingsbury

  Bible, Perfect, Christian Love

  Karen Kingsbury (2008). “Between Sundays”, p.342, Zondervan

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