Quote by Elias Canetti
The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but als

The fear of burglars is not only the fear of being robbed, but also the fear of a sudden and unexpected clutch out of the darkness. – Elias Canetti

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There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown. He wants to see what is reaching towards him, and to be able to recognize or at least classify it. Man always tends to avoid physical contact with anything strange. – Elias Canetti

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Mystery
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There is no such thing as an ugly language. Today I hear every language as if it were the only one, and when I hear of one that is dying, it overwhelms me as though it were the death of the earth. – Elias Canetti

Category:
Death
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The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure. – Elias Canetti

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Failure
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Fear is the passion of slaves. – Patrick Henry

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Fear

Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person. – Seth Godin

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Fear

We should not be afraid to go into a new era, to leave the old beyond. – Zack Wamp

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Fear

Hate is the consequence of fear we fear something before we hate it a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise. – Cyril Connolly

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Fear

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After my pregnancy, I discovered I have an allergy to yeast. Problem is, all the food I love has yeast in it. So I have to relearn how to cook. – Tia Mowry

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Great things are done when men and mountains meet. This is not done by jostling in the street. – William Blake

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