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Fearing Quotes

What holding back costs us.

These fearing quotes look closely at hesitation itself, from doubts that act like traitors and cost us wins we might have had, to the instinct that clings to what has already been established. See more under our Good quotes page.

Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

William Shakespeare

Our main reasons for fearing males having sex with males is that you really had to construct a more powerful social role to keep men in their place than you did to keep women in their place.

Quotes by Warren Farrell

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.

Thomas Jefferson

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.

Sun Tzu

God Quotes

I live in Kingston. When I tell people I live in Kingston, they start fearing for my life. People ask me if I have Internet in Jamaica. Like, seriously?

Quotes by Shaggy

A healthy friendship is one where you share your true feelings without fearing the end of the relationship. It's also one where you sometimes have to let things that bug you slide. The tough moments will make you wiser about...

Quotes by Rachel Simmons

I bridled strongly when Labour introduced their Right to Roam, fearing that it would be misused by the hard Left to stir up unnecessary trouble in the countryside. In fact, greater access to the uplands has been a very good...

Quotes by Nicholas Soames

Conservatism clings to what has been established, fearing that, once we begin to question the beliefs that we have inherited, all the values of life will be destroyed.

Quotes by Morris Raphael Cohen

I talk about economic freedom. I talk about capitalism without fearing the word.

Quotes by Maxime Bernier

Good Quotes

The day I stopped fearing my father was the day I could enjoy him.

Quotes by Marco Pierre White

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still.

Quotes by Lewis Thomas

When there is nothing to fear is the time to begin fearing everything.

Quotes by Jose Bergamin

I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the...

Quotes by John Woolman

I know the feeling of confusion and betrayal. I know the feeling of fearing for my life.

Quotes by Jason Reynolds

Life Quotes

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even their desire to create. The truth of the matter is quite opposite.

Quotes by James Broughton

That men should live honestly, quietly, and comfortably together, it is needful that they should live under a sense of God's will, and in awe of the divine power, hoping to please God, and fearing to offend Him, by their...

Quotes by Isaac Barrow

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse.

Quotes by Isaac Asimov

I have seen many successful people fail after they start fearing they might lose what they have built.

Quotes by Guy Laliberte

We should be able to carry on our careers and be women and mothers without fearing that if we show a vulnerable side, that will be attacked.

Quotes by Gina Miller

Me Quotes

There is less danger in fearing too much than too little.

Quotes by Francis Walsingham

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the central idea in these fearing quotes?
They focus on how fear and doubt quietly cost us chances, describing doubts as traitors that make us lose good outcomes we might have won.
Do the quotes describe fear as purely negative?
Largely yes, one frames fearing to attempt something as a direct cause of losing out, rather than a reasonable form of caution.
Is there a quote about fearing change itself?
Yes, one describes clinging to established beliefs out of fear that questioning them will destroy the values built on top of them.
What tone do these quotes take toward hesitation?
A reflective one, treating hesitation as understandable but ultimately something that quietly costs people opportunities worth pursuing.
Where can I read more quotes about facing uncertainty?
Our Life quotes page continues this theme of navigating doubt, risk, and forward motion.

Together they suggest fear is less about danger and more about the pull toward the familiar. Continue exploring with our Life and Me quotes pages.