Imperial Proverbs and Thoughts for the Day

ON FEAR

Courage is the mastery of fear, not the absence of it.

Pain is an illusion of the senses, despair an illusion of the mind.

Cowards die many times, the brave die but once.

It is better for a man to be afraid than happy.

The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself.

Despair is a sign of weakness.

A wise man does not fear, a man afraid does not think.

What is left when courage is lost?

Fear denies faith.

Fear runs as deep as the mind allows.

The brave man always chooses danger.

Pain is an illusion caused by fear.

There is nothing to fear but failure.

Cowards die in shame.