An ugly sight, a man who’s afraid.
—Jean Anouilh, 1944
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Fear is the foundation of most governments.
—John Adams, 1776Fear has a smell, as love does.
—Margaret Atwood, 1972People react to fear, not love—they don’t teach that in Sunday school, but it’s true.
—Richard Nixon, 1975Fear is a poor guarantor of a long life.
—Marcus Tullius Cicero, 44Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
—Solomon ibn Gabirol, 1050Who lives in fear will never be a free man.
—Horace, 19 BCSuffering has its limit, but fears are endless.
—Pliny the Younger, c. 108Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
—Albert Camus, c. 1940War is fear cloaked in courage.
—William Westmoreland, 1966The man in constant fear is every day condemned.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BCI am a living symbol of the white man’s fear.
—Winnie Mandela, 1985I wants to make your flesh creep.
—Charles Dickens, 1837