“There is nothing to fear except fear it's self.”

“Nothing is terrible except fear itself.”
Nil terribile nisi ipse timor.

Francis Bacon (1561–1626) English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, and author

“The repetition of the days have taught me to fear nothing in life except the fear of my own ignorance.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“Without fear of God as a basis, nothing is possible spiritually, for the absence of fear is a lack of self-knowledge.”

Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998) Swiss philosopher

“Nothing binds you except your thoughts; nothing limits you except your fear; and nothing controls you except your beliefs.”

Marianne Williamson (1952) American writer

“There is nothing to fear except the power you give to your own demons.”

Sally Gardner book The Red Necklace

“No one and nothing can harm us, child, except what we fear and love.”

Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) Norwegian writer

“You have got nothing to fear except the ignorance of your intelligence or lack of knowledge.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“The rule of law is not an exception to rule by fear; it is the fulfillment of rule by fear.”

Corey Robin (1967) American academic

“Forget the self and you will fear nothing, in whatever level or awareness you find yourself to be.”

Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998) Peruvian-American author