Inspirational Quotations on Fear

I believe that one of life’s greatest risks is never daring to risk.
—Oprah Winfrey (b.1954) American TV Personality

Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din) (c.1213–91) Persian Poet

Now I know that when I am angry at my husband, I simply have to ask myself, “What am I not doing in my life that I could be doing that I am blaming him for not doing for me?”
—Susan Jeffers (1938–2012) American Psychologist, Self-Help Author

To hell with pleasure that’s haunted by fear.
—Jean de La Fontaine (1621–95) French Poet, Short Story Writer

We have to start teaching ourselves not to be afraid.
—William Faulkner (1897–1962) American Novelist

Fear, born of the stern matron Responsibility.
—William McFee (1881–1966) English Writer

One of the effects of fear is to disturb the senses and cause things to appear other than what they are.
—Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish Novelist

Don’t fear, just live right.
—Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004) American Religious Leader, Author

So commit! Commit yourself to pushing through the fear and becoming more than you are at the present moment. The you that could be is absolutely colossal.
—Susan Jeffers (1938–2012) American Psychologist, Self-Help Author

O, how vain and vile a passion is this fear! What base, uncomely things it makes men do.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist

By unlinking your money motivation from anger, fear, and the need to prove yourself, you can install new links for earning your money through purpose, contribution, and joy.
—T. Harv Eker (b.1954) American Motivational Speaker, Lecturer, Author

No wonder you feel fearful—victims are powerless!
—Susan Jeffers (1938–2012) American Psychologist, Self-Help Author

Fear makes us feel our humanity.
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–81) British Head of State

Fear is the start of wisdom.
—Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936) Spanish Educator, Philosopher, Author

He knew no fear except the fear of doing wrong.
—Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–99) American Lawyer, Orator, Agnostic

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
—George S. Patton (1885–1945) American Military Leader

Taking responsibility means not blaming yourself… Anything that takes away your power or your pleasure makes you a victim. Don’t make yourself a victim of yourself!
—Susan Jeffers (1938–2012) American Psychologist, Self-Help Author

We fear our highest possibility (as well as our lowest one). We are generally afraid to become that which we can glimpse in our most perfect moments.
—Abraham Maslow (1908–70) American Psychologist, Academic, Humanist

For it is not death or hardship that is a fearful thing, but the fear of death and hardship.
—Epictetus (55–135) Ancient Greek Philosopher

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.
—H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) American Science-fiction Writer

The flocks fear the wolf, the crops the storm, and the trees the wind.
—Virgil (70–19 BCE) Roman Poet

An inferiority complex is a conviction by a jury of your fears.
—Indian Proverb

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902) British Victorian Novelist, Essayist, Critic

Fear is the proof of a degenerate mind.
—Virgil (70–19 BCE) Roman Poet

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.
—Ty Cobb (1886–1961) American Baseball Player

THE TRUTH IS THAT YOU REALLY ARE IN CONTROL—IN TOTAL CONTROL.
—Susan Jeffers (1938–2012) American Psychologist, Self-Help Author

I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life. Since we are not solely material creatures, it is a mistake to place all our hopes for happiness on external development alone. The key is to develop inner peace.
—The 14th Dalai Lama (b.1935) Tibetan Buddhist Leader, Civil Rights Advocate, Author

Named must your fear be before banish it you can.
—Yoda Character In ‘Star Wars’

Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.
—Dan Millman (b.1946) American Children’s Books Writer, Sportsperson

He who fears he shall suffer already suffers what he fears.
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–92) French Essayist