Sayings about Fear
Fear blows wind into your sails. ~ Japanese Proverbs
Pure gold does not fear the smelter. ~ Chinese Proverbs
Short is the road that leads from fear to hatred. ~ Italian Proverbs
He who fears something gives it power over him. ~ Moorish Proverb
If you are wearing shoes, you don’t fear the thorns. ~ Sudanese Proverbs
Fear a silent man. He has lips like a drum. ~ Beninese Proverbs
When men take wives they stop fearing hell. ~ Romanian Proverbs
That fear may reach all, punish but few. ~ Traditional Proverb
Fear and love never eat from the same plate. ~ Spanish Proverbs
The day we fear hastens toward us, the day we long for creeps. ~ Swedish Proverbs
Fear those who do not fear God. ~ Iranian Proverbs
Where there is no fear, there is no pity. ~ Estonian Proverbs
The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease. ~ French Proverbs
If the panther knew how much he is feared, he would do much more harm. ~ Cameroonian Proverbs
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. ~ Chinese Proverb
He ought to be feared who sends you with a message, not the one to whom you are sent. ~ African Proverb
Men fear danger, women only the sight of it. ~ Ethiopian Proverbs
Of listening children have your fears, for little pitchers have great ears. ~ Dutch Proverbs
He who killeth the lion when absent feareth a mouse when present. ~ English Proverbs
A scabby head fears the comb. ~ Dutch Proverb
He who is feared by many must be afraid of many. ~ Hungarian Proverbs
It is the fear of offence that makes men swallow poison. ~ Nigerian Proverbs
He who has been bitten by a snake fears a piece of string. ~ Iranian Proverb
He, who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~ Traditional Proverb
The greater the fear the nearer the danger. ~ Danish Proverbs
The man who has mounted an elephant will not fear the bark of a dog. ~ Indian Proverb
Ownership is to fear. ~ Traditional Proverb
The man whose conscience is clear will never fear a knock on the door at midnight. ~ Chinese Proverb
Men fear, but time fears the pyramids. ~ Arabian Proverbs
Fear not the man who fears God. ~ Arabian Proverb
Even the hardest of winters fears the spring. ~ Lithuanian Proverbs
You don’t refuse your mother’s breast for fear of scabies. ~ Gabonese Proverb
The fear of death takes away the joy of living. ~ Ukrainian Proverbs
Jealousy and fear have big eyes. ~ Serbian Proverbs
All the water in the sea doesn’t even reach the knees of the man who fears not death. ~ Indian Proverb
Fear of death is worse than death itself. ~ Traditional Proverb
Fear the law not the judge. ~ Russian Proverbs
Of the malady a man fears, he dies. ~ Spanish Proverb
The stupid fear fortune, the wise endure it. ~ Latin Proverbs
A clear sky fears not the thunder. ~ Romanian Proverbs
Fear has big eyes. ~ Russian Proverb
The lion’s power lies in our fear of him. ~ Nigerian Proverb
Truth fears no trial. ~ Traditional Proverb
For most people love of justice is no more than the fear to suffer injustice. ~ French Proverb
Our fears always outnumber our dangers. ~ Latin Proverb
Fear to let fall a drop, will always make you spill a lot. ~ Malawian Proverbs
The thief has a chicken’s heart — he sleeps in fear. ~ Russian Proverb
Fear is a fine spur; so is rage. ~ Irish Proverb
He who would gather roses must not fear thorns. ~ Dutch Proverb
He who is bitten by a snake fears a lizard. ~ Ugandan Proverbs
Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less, berathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more, and all good things will be yours. ~ Swedish Proverbs
The fear of women is the basis of good health. ~ Spanish Proverb
Fear not a jest. If one throws salt at thee thou wilt receive no harm unless thou hast sore places. ~ Latin Proverb
Fear an ignorant man more than a lion. ~ Kurdish Proverbs
A good anvil fears no hammer. ~ Italian Proverb
It is better to be loved than feared. ~ Senegalese Proverbs
The fear of war is worse than war itself. ~ Italian Proverb
To live in fear is a life half-lived. ~ Spanish Proverb
People fool themselves. They pray for a long life but fear old age. ~ Chinese Proverb
Courage is often caused by fear. ~ French Proverb
Let me get over the lake, and I will have no fear of the brook. ~ Dutch Proverb
The naked don’t fear robbery. ~ Russian Proverb
A newborn baby has no fear of tigers. ~ Korean Proverbs
I need not fear my enemies because the most they can do is attack me. I need not fear my friends because the most they can do is betray me. But I have much to fear from people who are indifferent. ~ Russian Proverb
Fear and love do not go together. ~ Lithuanian Proverb
Fear only two: God, and the man who has no fear of God. ~ Hasidic Proverb
Fear is a great inventor. ~ French Proverb
Merit is often an obstacle to fortune; the reason is it produces two bad effects, envy and fear. ~ Traditional Proverb
There’s no need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down. ~ Irish Proverbs
Lies are usually caused by undue fear of men. ~ Hasidic Proverb
The firm tree does not fear the storm. ~ Indonesian Proverbs
Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~ Danish Proverb
There’s no medicine for fear. ~ Scottish Proverbs
The blind person never fears ghosts. ~ Burmese Proverbs
The anvil fears no blow. ~ German Proverbs
Truth fears nothing but concealment. ~ Traditional Proverb
Who fears no shame comes to no honor. ~ Dutch Proverb
Fear and restlessness kill more than do illnesses. ~ French Proverb
The judge’s son goes into the courtroom without fear. ~ Spanish Proverb
He who comes from afar may lie without fear of contradiction as he is sure to be listened to with the utmost attention. ~ French Proverb
A man who is afraid of suffering suffers from fear itself. ~ French Proverb
Virtue practiced to be seen is not real virtue; vice which fears to be seen is real vice. ~ Chinese Proverb
If you fear God, you won’t fear humans. ~ Albanian Proverbs
If you wake up in the morning and feel no pain it is to be feared that you died in the night. ~ Czech Proverb
The tongue is more to be feared than the sword. ~ Japanese Proverb
Don’t be a thief and you won’t fear the king. ~ Afghan Proverbs
The barking dog gives you no power — it gives you fear. ~ Malagasy Proverbs
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not. ~ Chinese Proverb
Fear is no obstacle to death. ~ West African Proverb
Fear the person who fears you. ~ Arabian Proverb
Show no fear to the man who picks up a big stone. ~ Arabian Proverb
Good eyes don’t fear smoke. ~ Lithuanian Proverb
All temptations are found in either hope or fear. ~ English Proverb
If you stand straight, do not fear a crooked shadow. ~ Chinese Proverb
Fear the goat from the front, the horse from the rear, and man from all sides. ~ Russian Proverb
Fear is the fever of life. ~ Sanskrit Proverb
Quotations about Fear
Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman. ~ Marian Anderson
Fear is met and destroyed with courage. ~ James F. Bell
Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
We must travel in the direction of our fear. ~ John Berryman
First you jump off the cliff and you build wings on the way down. ~ Ray Bradbury
When fear is excessive it can make many a man despair. ~ St. Thomas Aquinas
Introversion, at least if extreme, is a sign of mental and spiritual immaturity. ~ Pearl S. Buck
We fear the thing we want the most. ~ Dr. Robert Anthony
It’s better to get mugged than to live a life of fear. ~ Freeman Dyson
The concessions of the weak are the concessions of fear. ~ Edmund Burke
It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire and many things to fear. ~ Francis Bacon
Nothing is terrible except fear itself. ~ Francis Bacon
The key to change … is to let go of fear. ~ Rosanne Cash
Fluidity and discontinuity are central to the reality in which we live. ~ Mary Bateson
Fear is stronger than arms. ~ Aeschylus
Fear is an emotion indispensable for survival. ~ Hannah Arendt
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
We all fear what we don’t know — it’s natural. ~ Leo Buscaglia
Listen to what you know instead of what you fear. ~ Richard Bach
How often the fear of one evil leads into a worse. ~ Nicolas Bouleau-Despreaux
The fear of being wrong is the prime inhibitor of the creative process. ~ Jean Bryant
Fear has many eyes and can see things underground. ~ Miguel De Cervantes
Half our fears are baseless, the other half discreditable. ~ John Christian Bovee
The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. ~ Abigail Adams
Fear secretes acids; but love and trust are sweet juices. ~ Henry Ward Beecher
Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself. ~ Samuel Butler
The habit of doing one’s duty drives away fear. ~ Charles Baudelaire
Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten. ~ Mary Bateson
The man who has ceased to fear has ceased to care. ~ Francis H. Bradley
Only your mind can produce fear. ~ A Course In Miracles
Excessive fear is always powerless. ~ Aeschylus
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. ~ Marcus Aurelius
The truly fearless think of themselves as normal. ~ Margaret Atwood
God! Is there anything uglier than a frightened man! ~ Jean Anouilh
If you banish fear, nothing terribly bad can happen to you. ~ Margaret Bourke-White
Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it. ~ Les Brown