“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.”

“Every ruler should strive for his people to love him. But if they cannot love you, then make them fear you. Love is better, but fear will do the job.”

“It is better to be feared than loved.”

“My view is that it is desirable to be both loved and feared; but it is difficult to achieve both and, if one of them has to be lacking, it is much safer to be feared than loved.”

“Better to love and fear than feel nothing”

“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.”

“It is better to be unhappy in love than unhappy in marriage, but some people manage to be both.”

“It is better than going on loving someone who cannot love me back. Better wasting all that feelings"
-Tessa gray”

“Is it better to be loved or feared?”

“Nothing is more frightening than a fear you cannot name.”