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Quote by Anna Jameson
In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness in religi

In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil. – Anna Jameson

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Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords – philosophy, art, poetry, love, scandal, and the weather. – Anna Jameson

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Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey. – Lord Byron

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Loving can cost a lot but not loving always costs more, and those who fear to love often find that want of love is an emptiness that robs the joy from life. – Merle Shain

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When a match has equal partners then I fear not. – Aeschylus

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Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself. – Samuel Butler

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