Quotes about Fear
A coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave just one.
— Anonymous
The unbearableness of the future is easier to face than that of the present if only because human foresight is much more destructive than anything that the future can bring about.
— Joseph Brodsky
Fear is the foundation of safety.
— Tertullian
I've a great fancy to see my own funeral before I die.
— Maria Edgeworth
How many others suffered in silence, too ashamed and too afraid to speak about their pain? The world wouldn't let them grieve for children they had aborted. How could they when the rhetoric said there was no child? How does one grieve what doesn't exist? No one wanted to admit the truth.
— Francine Rivers
I was learning to recognize when God was speaking through someone. He repeats himself. He says it over and over because we are so stubborn, stupid and unwilling. And even scared. Even when he tells us not to be afraid, we set our minds about it, worrying and fretting about every little thing. I was shaken by what God expected us to do.
— Francine Rivers
God will give you courage when you need it.
— Francine Rivers
But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!" ISAIAH 43 : 1
— Francine Rivers
I never intended to marry - because I've never met a man I could trust. She raised her head slowly. I trust you, Matthias.
— Francine Rivers
The child chattered like a little magpie, and Angel nodded and listened. Glancing up, Angel encountered Michael's gaze. He wants children, she thought, and the thought hit her solid in the pit of her stomach. What if he knew she couldn't have them? Would his love for her die then? She couldn't hold his gaze.
— Francine Rivers
infant's face and brushed the tiny palm. When the baby's fingers closed around his finger, his heart raced even faster. Never had he felt such encompassing joy—and spreading terror. Am I to be his earthly father, Lord? A simple carpenter? Surely your Son deserves better than I! Joseph looked around at the dark walls of the shepherds
— Francine Rivers
It's not for me to condemn anyone, no matter what they do, but I fear for her. God knows.
— Francine Rivers