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No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of actin

No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. – Edmund Burke

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An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent. – Edmund Burke

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People will not look forward to posterity who will not look backward to their ancestors. – Edmund Burke

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Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. – German Proverb

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It sometimes is just the fear of being misunderstood. – Terry Gross

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No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now. – Alan Watts

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You cant be a proper comic unless youve been out on stage and felt the fear. – Johnny Vegas

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