Sophocles (-496–-406 BC) ancient Greek tragedian
Jocasta (Line 977?).
Oedipus Rex
Variant: Nay, what should mortal fear, for whom the decrees of fortune are supreme and who hath clear foresight of nothing? 'Tis best to live at random, as one may.
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Sophocles (-496–-406 BC) ancient Greek tragedian
Jocasta (Line 977?).
Oedipus Rex
Variant: Nay, what should mortal fear, for whom the decrees of fortune are supreme and who hath clear foresight of nothing? 'Tis best to live at random, as one may.
“Before you conquer the mountain, you must learn to overcome your fear.”
Isabel Allende book City of the Beasts
Source: City of the Beasts
“We must travel in the direction of our fear.”
John Berryman (1914–1972) American poet
H.P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) American author
"Supernatural Horror in Literature" (1927)
Non-Fiction
Variant: The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown
Source: The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft
Dan Millman (1946) American self help writer
“Bravery is the acknowledgment and the conquering of fear.”
Derek Landy (1974) Irish children's writer
Source: Playing with Fire
“To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”
Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) logician, one of the first analytic philosophers and political activist
Robert T. Kiyosaki (1947) American finance author , investor
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!