Quotes about Fear
the religion of personal fear remains nearly at the level of the savage.
— George Eliot
But we are frightened at much that is not strictly conceivable.
— George Eliot
all men needed the bridle of religion, which, properly speaking, was the dread of a Hereafter.
— George Eliot
It's quite right the land should be ploughed and sowed, and the precious corn stored, and the things of this life cared for, and right that people should rejoice in their families, and provide for them, so that this is done in the fear of the Lord, and that they are not unmindful of the soul's wants while they are caring for the body.
— George Eliot
In young, childish, ignorant souls there is constantly this blind trust in some unshapen chance: it is as hard to a boy or girl to believe that a great wretchedness will actually befall them as to believe that they will die.
— George Eliot
In marriage, the certainty, 'She will never love me much,' is easier to bear than the fear, 'I shall love her no more.
— George Eliot
The roaring thunder of the law and the fear of the terror of judgment are both used to bring us to Christ, but the final victory culminating in our salvation is won through God's loving-kindness.
— Charles Spurgeon
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Fear comes by hearing and a hearing by the word of the devil. The lies of Satan.
— Kenneth Copeland
The entire educational process must be carried out with love, which is perceptible in every disciplinary measure and which does not instill any fear. And the most effective educational method is not the word of instruction but the living example without which all words remain useless.
— Edith Stein
Death threatens our speech with futility because death is not just a biological event - it is a reality we fear may rob our living of any significance.
— Stanley Hauerwas
Israel knew that there was no greater gift than to be given God's name, but that gift was a frightening reality that threatened to consume her. Israel, who would be tempted by the idolatrous presumption she possessed God's name, rightly never forgot she could not say God's name.
— Stanley Hauerwas
I'm afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.
— Aldous Huxley