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The man in constant fear is every day condemned.

—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BC

Fear is the foundation of most governments. 

—John Adams, 1776

Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.

—Solomon ibn Gabirol, 1050

Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.

—Robert Benchley, 1935

Suffering has its limit, but fears are endless.

—Pliny the Younger, c. 108

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.

—Albert Camus, c. 1940

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

—Oscar Wilde, 1891

Dread attends the unknown.

—Nadine Gordimer, 1998

People living deeply have no fear of death.

—Anaïs Nin, 1935

War is fear cloaked in courage. 

—William Westmoreland, 1966

People react to fear, not love—they don’t teach that in Sunday school, but it’s true.

—Richard Nixon, 1975

Who lives in fear will never be a free man.

—Horace, 19 BC

An ugly sight, a man who’s afraid. 

—Jean Anouilh, 1944