Fear is the tax that consciousness pays to existence.

We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.

Fear is the mind's elegant defense against the terror of freedom.

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality - but only if we first confront the fear that keeps us from acting.

Fear is the boundary between who you are and who you must become.

The paralysis of fear comes not from the danger itself, but from the stories we tell about the danger.

Where you fear is, there your task is.

Fear makes the wolf bigger than he really is.

Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.

Fear is incomplete knowledge.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

Fear is the echo of ancient dangers in modern minds.

The greatest barrier to consciousness is not ignorance, but the fear of what we might discover about ourselves.

Replace fear with curiosity. Conquering fear means defining fear.

Fear is the shadow cast by the light of potential.

What you run from defines you more accurately than what you pursue.

Fear is the silent curriculum of the soul - the lessons we resist learning until we have no other choice.