An ugly sight, a man who’s afraid.
—Jean Anouilh, 1944
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Suffering has its limit, but fears are endless.
—Pliny the Younger, c. 108Fear is a poor guarantor of a long life.
—Marcus Tullius Cicero, 44Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
—Albert Camus, c. 1940I wants to make your flesh creep.
—Charles Dickens, 1837The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
—Oscar Wilde, 1891Fear has a smell, as love does.
—Margaret Atwood, 1972People living deeply have no fear of death.
—Anaïs Nin, 1935Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.
—Robert Benchley, 1935People react to fear, not love—they don’t teach that in Sunday school, but it’s true.
—Richard Nixon, 1975Fear is the foundation of most governments.
—John Adams, 1776War is fear cloaked in courage.
—William Westmoreland, 1966Dread attends the unknown.
—Nadine Gordimer, 1998