Quotations are the fundamental distillation of a writer’s life and thinking as recorded in words and phrases for posterity. Through them the reader is afforded the unique opportunity to share in the thoughts, the life and the experiences of the writer. In a special way, they offer the reader a window into the mind of the author and hopefully an inducement to read further and learn more about the author and the story he relates.


On a wider scale, they are, as William Feather wrote, “the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages preserved into perpetuity“, and as such they are available for the enrichment and enhancement of humanity, regardless of age, sex, race, educational or economic status. They are indeed, as the Talmud states, “food for the famished”.

The collection of quotations presented in this blog, have been chosen by me because of their special impact upon me. They have been published so that you too, may experience the joy I have had over the years reading them and getting to know the authors.


I trust that you will come to know the feeling of deep satisfaction possible from reading them, searching out the author and meditating upon their meaning and their impact on your life.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

FEAR

The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself,
nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror
which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. ……….Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fear cannot be without hope, nor hope without fear. ………Baruch Spinoza

The man who has ceased to fear has ceased to care. ……. F. H. Bradley

It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear,
that makes the face of a brave man, .......Georges Bernabos

Inaction breeds doubt and fear.
Action breeds confidence and courage.
If you want to conquer fear,
do not sit home and think about it.
Go out and get busy. …….. Dale Carnegie

He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep. ……Abu Bakr

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. …… Napoleon Bonaparte

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been. ……Robert Schuller

Keep your Fears to yourself, But share your courage with others. ……Robert Louis Stevenson


Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. …….. Dale Carnegie

No one can frighten you if you refuse to be afraid. …….. Mohandas K. Gandhi

Fear always springs from ignorance. ……..Ralph Waldo Emerson

Of all base passions, Fear is the most accursed. …….. William Shakespeare

Nothing in life is to be Feared, it is only to be understood. …….. Marie Curie

Listen to what you know instead of what you Fear. ……..Richard Bach

The only way past Fear is to go through it. …….Author Unknown.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. …….Aristotle

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