The man in constant fear is every day condemned.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BC
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Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
—Solomon ibn Gabirol, 1050Suffering has its limit, but fears are endless.
—Pliny the Younger, c. 108I wants to make your flesh creep.
—Charles Dickens, 1837Fear has a smell, as love does.
—Margaret Atwood, 1972I am a living symbol of the white man’s fear.
—Winnie Mandela, 1985The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
—Oscar Wilde, 1891People living deeply have no fear of death.
—Anaïs Nin, 1935War is fear cloaked in courage.
—William Westmoreland, 1966Fear is a poor guarantor of a long life.
—Marcus Tullius Cicero, 44Dread attends the unknown.
—Nadine Gordimer, 1998People 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, 1776