A man who fears nothing is a man who loves nothing; and if you love nothing, what joy is there in your life?
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A man who fears nothing is a man who loves nothing; and if you love nothing, what joy is there in your life?
Danger is very real but fear is a choice.
Fear not! Stand your ground... the Lord himself will fight for you; you have only to keep still.
My memories pale as I prevail upon them again and again. They become more and more ghostly. I fear nothing so much as losing them altogether and having only my blank endless mind to live in.
What do you have to fear? Nothing. Whom do you have to fear? No one. Why? Because whoever has joined forces with God obtains three great privileges: omnipotence without power, intoxication without wine, and life without death.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.
If I did not see that the Lord kept watch over the ship, I should long since have abandoned the helm. But I see Him! - through the storm, strengthening the tackling, handling the yards, spreading the sails - yes more, commanding the very winds! Should I not be a coward if I abandoned my post? Let Him govern, let Him carry us forward, let Him hasten or delay; we will fear nothing!
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love.
Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free. inscription on Kazantakis's tomb in Heraklion, Greece
I’ve learned that possibly the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face.
If you banish fear, nothing terribly bad can happen to you.
When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the 'nay' in your own mind, nor do you withhold the 'ay. And when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart; For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed. When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.
He is a king who fears nothing, he is a king who desires nothing!
If you fear nothing, you love nothing. If you love nothing, what joy can there be in life?
Fear must be entirely banished. The purified soul will fear nothing.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. So many look to eradicate fear from their lives, when that is an impossible task. You can certainly experience moments in absence of fear, however accept that fear will be with you whenever you are in the process of living creatively. The challenge is to go ahead regardless, simply notice the feeling and manage being courageous.
Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.
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