Fear quotes
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
The one who falls and gets up is stronger than the one who never tried. Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.
Of course I'll hurt you. Of course you'll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence.
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Life Quotes
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.
If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I am living for, in detail, ask me what I think is keeping me from living fully for the thing I want to live for.
If you have the fear that you could become bitter, you will only take baby steps in your life. If you know, 'No matter what happens this is how I am, it does not matter what happens to me in this world, this is how I will be,' if this assurance you have, only then you will take full strides into the world, otherwise you will always take hesitating strides in
Fear is always of losing something. You can only lose limited aspects of life; you can never lose its ultimate nature. Fear occurs because you are attached to your limitations; otherwise, there is no fear.
The virtues of fear are too many to list, It can even render you short of breath, and short of everything that is life.
When your experience of life goes beyond the physical, when another dimension becomes a living experience for you, there is no more fear
I believe that words are strong, that they can overwhelm what we fear when fear seems more awful than life is good.
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Courage Quotes
This is how life is happening for a lot of people. Because of the fear of instability, they sit on a bicycle with the stand on. You can pedal, you can get some exercise, but you are not going anywhere.
And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty.
The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.
When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.
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Death Quotes
I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.
To face death itself should not daunt you. Fear of death is ridiculous, because as long as you are not dead you are alive, and when you are dead there is nothing more to worry about
If you have found something beyond the physical, death is not an issue. If all you know is only physical, then it is a big issue because it is the end of everything that you know.
We fear death because of pain, and because of the thought that we may become obliterated. This idea is erroneous
Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death.
Death must be good, otherwise, God would not have ordained that it happen to everyone. Why live in fear of it?
People also fear death because they have been in this cage of flesh so long that they feel timid about leaving its security. But it is foolish to be afraid. Just think, no more repaired tires on the body vehicle, no more patchwork living
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Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he'll look for his own answers.
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
Don't fear failure. - Not failure, but 'low aim', is the crime. In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.
The fear of suffering makes your life a half step. Freedom from the fear of suffering is needed for a full-stride life
The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth diminishing your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety, and fear.
Don't be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense. Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything.
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high, Where knowledge is free... into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake.
I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.
The problem, simply put, is that we cannot choose everything simultaneously. So we live in danger of becoming paralyzed by indecision, terrified that every choice might be the wrong choice.
Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.
If your doctor told you that you are going to die tomorrow, that you can't live for more then 24 hours, you will see you will transform yourself so rapidly; minute to minute you will change. So don't wait for your doctor to tell you something horrible (change by yourself)
only when a human being is in a very extended periods of joyfulness, blissfulness, he will stretch himself to the limits & do what he could do to the fullest. When he's in competition, when he's in fear of failure, he will only do little better than somebody else. So, the human genius is completely missing today. You're destroying the human genius
To create fear, you have to use excessive imagination- you are creating things that have not happened. What may happen, in your mind happens in 1000 different formats & most probably it never happens, 99% of the times it never happens. To not be in fear, you don't have to do anything
Fear means you're producing horror movies in your mind. Tch.. Nobody else is willing to watch. That's bad for the producer, but you are producing them. So, you produce something else - produce a comedy, a love story..
Your suffering is always about that which does not exist.. If you were rooted in reality, there would be no fear
Your mind is like a bird that has been locked in a cage for many years. It fears liberty. Yet, freedom is its birthright.
Analyze yourself. All emotions are reflected in the body and mind. Envy and fear cause the face to pale, love makes it glow.
We are all the pieces of what we remember. We hold in ourselves the hopes and fears of those who love us. As long as there is love and memory, there is no true loss.
Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.
The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.
The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.
There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentleman.
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.
I have gained this by philosophy... I do without being ordered what some are constrained to do by their fear of the law.
When you give yourself permission to communicate what matters to you in every situation you will have peace despite rejection or disapproval. Putting a voice to your soul helps you to let go of the negative energy of fear and regret.
Is it useful to feel fear, because it prepares you for nasty events, or is it useless, because nasty events will occur whether you are frightened or not?
I have accepted fear as part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back....
It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires.
and when we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard nor welcomed but when we are silent we are still afraid So it is better to speak remembering we were never meant to survive
On the one hand maybe I've remained infantile, while on the other I matured quickly, because at a young age I was very aware of suffering and fear.
We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man's terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God.
I admit it: I am louder than the average human being and have no fear of speaking my mind. These traits don't come from the color of my skin but from an unwavering belief in my own intelligence.
Do not look back, No one knows how the world ever began. Do not fear the future, Nothing lasts forever. If you dwell on the past or future, You will miss the moment.
When we choose to love, we choose to move against fear, against alienation and separation. The choice to love is a choice to connect, to find ourselves in the other.
Holding people away from you, and denying yourself love, doesn't make you strong. if anything, it makes you weaker. Because you're doing it out of fear.
Your fears, angers are the products of a mind that is not taken charge of. Your mind is capable of producing joy, your mind is capable of producing fear, anxiety, turmoil, tranquility, agony, ecstasy. It is producing things that you do not want, simply because you do not know how to handle it
Too many human beings are crippled either with fear or with guilt. This crippling of Humanity is passing off as Religion
Every step has become half a step for a large part of humanity because the fear of suffering has crippled them. Let it be a full stride always.
People suffer what happened ten years ago, and they suffer what may happen the day after tomorrow already.
Anger and fear are only byproducts of compulsiveness. What you need to work on is the compulsiveness.
Call it guilt, fear, anger, or hatred - essentially, it means your thoughts and emotions are working against you
When there is no fear of entanglement you will throw yourself into anything without hesitation. This hesitation is the cruelest thing on the planet
If the object of your passion is threatened, there is fear. Dispassion does not mean non-involvement. Right now, you are kicking up your involvement with passion. If you can kick up your involvement with dispassion, then there is no question of fear.
Unfortunately, for most people, fear, anger, hatred are the most intense situations in their lives. Their love is never so intense, their peace is never so intense, their joy is never so intense, but their negativities are intense.
It is wisest to be impartial. If you have health, but are attached to it, you will always be afraid of losing it. And if you fear that loss, but become ill, you will suffer. Why not remain forever joyful in the Self?
Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it.
When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.
All that ever holds somebody back, I think, is fear. For a minute I had fear. [Then] I went into the [dressing] room and shot my fear in the face...
Once this mind starts working for you, once you are blissful by your own nature, there is no more fear of suffering, your mind will become a fantastic instrument of wellbeing
Fear is always about that which does not exist. You cannot fight or you cannot overcome that which does not exist, We just have to give up that effort (of excessive imagination & then fighting it)
Fears and insecurities are unconsciously created by you. If you do not create them, they do not exist
To be in fear, you have to imagine things that have not happened. To not be in fear, you don't have to do anything
Fear, anger, misery, frustration, depression and despair are all products of a mind that you have not taken charge of.
What are you so afraid of? Live totally today and if you fall dead tomorrow out of exhaustion, it's okay
Save the heart from overwork; fear and anger overtax it. Give rest to the heart by the Self-Realization method, and cultivate a peaceful attitude of mind.
Fear was given to man as a cautionary device to spare him pain; it is not mean to be cultivated and abused.
I don't trust anybody. Not anybody. And the more that I care about someone, the more sure I am they're going to get tired of me and take off.
I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here. So, how can I find my way? Is there a chain saw of the soul, an ax I can take to my memories or fears?
I am all in a sea of wonders. I doubt; I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul.
I am terrified by this dark thing That sleeps in me; All day I feel its soft, feathery turnings, its malignity.