Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
—Albert Camus, c. 1940
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The man in constant fear is every day condemned.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BCDread attends the unknown.
—Nadine Gordimer, 1998Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
—Solomon ibn Gabirol, 1050Suffering has its limit, but fears are endless.
—Pliny the Younger, c. 108War is fear cloaked in courage.
—William Westmoreland, 1966Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.
—Robert Benchley, 1935Fear is the foundation of most governments.
—John Adams, 1776Fear is a poor guarantor of a long life.
—Marcus Tullius Cicero, 44Fear has a smell, as love does.
—Margaret Atwood, 1972I wants to make your flesh creep.
—Charles Dickens, 1837People living deeply have no fear of death.
—Anaïs Nin, 1935Who lives in fear will never be a free man.
—Horace, 19 BC