It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in

It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm. – Sophocles

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Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them… they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight. – Orison Swett Marden

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I have a pathological fear of being on my own. When Im with my own thoughts, I start to unravel myself, and I start to think really dark thoughts, self-destructive thoughts. – David Walliams

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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. – Benjamin Disraeli

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A line from one of my 1997 columns – Do one thing every day that scares you – is now widely attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, though I have yet to see any evidence that she ever said it and I dont believe she did. She said some things about fear, but not that thing. – Mary Schmich

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What is the benefit of fasting in our body while filling our souls with innumerable evils? – Basil

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We run away all the time to avoid coming face to face with ourselves. – Author Unknown

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