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Quote by George Santayana
That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so

That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject. – George Santayana

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It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to. – George Santayana

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Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it. – Tacitus

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Fear is proof of a degenerate mind. – Virgil

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Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life. – Charles Frohman

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Fear created the first gods in the world. – Caecilius Statius

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