To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end.

It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep?

The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear - and they should be afraid, because freedom is on the march.

When women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. When men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.

My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of crackpot than the stigma of conformity.

Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.

Love casts out fear, but we have to get over the fear in order to get close enough to love them.

Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.

The fear of death comes from limited awareness.

I fear the boredom that comes with not learning and not taking chances.

It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which alone it finds liberation and delight, the first reaction of human beings to Truth is one of hostility and fear!

Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.

My fear is that I go up to the girl of my dreams and say I am sorry, but I have got to say hello to you, and she slides the stool back and gets up and walks away, saying, Not for me, Bub. I do not want anything to do with you.

My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I do deal with the other stuff later.

It is not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.