“Fear is a poison produced by the mind, and courage is the antidote stored always ready in the soul”

“There's a Bible on that shelf there. But I keep it next to Voltaire – poison and antidote.”

“Courage is of the heart by derivation,
And great it is. But fear is of the soul.”

“Hope that is the only antidote to fear.”

“Love in your mind produces love in your life. This is the meaning of heaven.
Fear in your mind produces fear in your life. This is the meaning of hell.”

“When you poison a man in order to sell him the antidote, you don’t boast about it afterward to the victim!”

“Fear is the antidote to boredom: the remedy must be stronger than the disease.”

“The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.”

“Excessive caution destroys the soul and the heart, because living is an act of courage, and an act of courage is always an act of love.”

“Great minds are always feared by lesser minds.”