Scalded cats fear even cold water.
Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear.
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
Virtue is more to be feared than vice, because its excesses are not subject to the regulation of conscience.
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.
When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.
We fear the thing we want the most.
Courage is always and only one thing: It is acting with fear, not without it.
Focus on a specific intention... a goal is often fueled by fear... an intention is fueled by a sense of purpose.
Every time we tell anybody to cheer up, things might be worse, we run away for fear we might be asked to specify how.
Let them hate so long as they fear
Death is a fearful thing.
“If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are.”
“If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.”
Always do what you are afraid to do.
The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.
There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
Courage faces fear and thereby masters it.
Fear is stupid. So are regrets.
It is safer to be feared than loved.
Fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
It may be that the most striking thing about members of my literary generation in retrospect will be that we were allowed to say absolutely anything without fear of punishment.