“Ignorance and confidence are constant companions.”
John McAfee (1945) American computer programmer and businessman
Into the Heart of Truth (2001)
“Fear is good in small amounts, but when it is a constant, pounding companion, it cuts away at who you are”
— Christopher Paolini, book Inheritance
Murtagh, in parting words to Eragon
Source: Inheritance (2011)
Context: When you teach them—teach them not to fear. Fear is good in small amounts, but when it is a constant, pounding companion, it cuts away at who you are and makes it hard to do what is right.
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