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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Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one. – Rainer Maria Rilke

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Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts. – Elizabeth I

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