War is fear cloaked in courage.
—William Westmoreland, 1966
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I wants to make your flesh creep.
—Charles Dickens, 1837People react to fear, not love—they don’t teach that in Sunday school, but it’s true.
—Richard Nixon, 1975I am a living symbol of the white man’s fear.
—Winnie Mandela, 1985Fear is a poor guarantor of a long life.
—Marcus Tullius Cicero, 44Dread attends the unknown.
—Nadine Gordimer, 1998The man in constant fear is every day condemned.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BCWorry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
—Solomon ibn Gabirol, 1050Suffering has its limit, but fears are endless.
—Pliny the Younger, c. 108People 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, 1935Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
—Albert Camus, c. 1940The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
—Oscar Wilde, 1891