An ugly sight, a man who’s afraid.
—Jean Anouilh, 1944
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Who lives in fear will never be a free man.
—Horace, 19 BCPeople 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, 1776Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
—Albert Camus, c. 1940The man in constant fear is every day condemned.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BCI wants to make your flesh creep.
—Charles Dickens, 1837Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
—Solomon ibn Gabirol, 1050War is fear cloaked in courage.
—William Westmoreland, 1966Suffering has its limit, but fears are endless.
—Pliny the Younger, c. 108Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.
—Robert Benchley, 1935The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
—Oscar Wilde, 1891Dread attends the unknown.
—Nadine Gordimer, 1998