Quotes with fearful

  • Tiger, tiger burning bright, 
In the forests of the night, 
What immortal hand or eye, 
Could frame thy fearful symmetry.
  • To the excessively fearful the chief characteristic of power is its arbitrariness. Man had to gain enormously in confidence before he could conceive an all-powerful God who obeys his own laws.

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  • Bernhard von Bulow Since the German people, with unparalleled heroism, but also at the cost of fearful sacrifices, has waged war against half the world, it is our right and our duty to obtain safety and independence for ourselves at sea.
    Bernhard von Bulow
    German diplomat and politician (1849 - 1929)
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  • Thomas B. Macaulay And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods?
    Thomas B. Macaulay
    American essayist and historian (1800 - 1859)
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  • Benjamin Disraeli Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.
    Benjamin Disraeli
    English statesman and writer (1804 - 1881)
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  • King Whitney Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better.
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  • Bruce Schneier Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy our country's way of life; it's only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage.
    Bruce Schneier
    American cryptographer, computer security professional and writer (1963 - )
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  • Epictetus For it is not death or hardship that is a fearful thing, but the fear of death and hardship.
    Epictetus
    Roman philosopher (50 - 130)
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  • Benjamin Watson For policemen to be honest about the fact that they may be fearful when they come into a certain situation, not understanding what's going to happen. The only way things will change and things will get better is if people are able to be honest without feeling like they're going to be offended, or they're going to offend someone else.
    Benjamin Watson
    American football player (1980 - )
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  • Herman Melville For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books.
    Herman Melville
    American author (1819 - 1891)
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  • George Washington Government is not reason and it is not eloquence. It is force! Like fire it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
    George Washington
    First president of the US (1732 - 1799)
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  • George Washington Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
    George Washington
    First president of the US (1732 - 1799)
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  • Umberto Eco Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear.
    Umberto Eco
    Italian writer and critic (1932 - 2016)
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  • Jeremy Taylor Nothing is greater or more fearful sacrilege than to prostitute the great name of God to the petulancy of an idle tongue.
    Jeremy Taylor
    British churchman and writer (1613 - 1667)
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  • Lao-Tzu Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.
    Lao-Tzu
    Chinese philosopher (600 - 550)
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  • Ben Stein Sleep makes people calmer, more alert, less fearful - just plain happier, or so I see around me and in me. I am sure that if this great nation were to concentrate on getting more sleep, we would be a happier, more confident people, and that by itself would be a major achievement.
    Ben Stein
    American professor, writer
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  • Adrienne Clarkson Sometimes we read or hear too much news that makes us fearful or suspicious of others. We can forget that most of the people that we know, or at least encounter regularly, are decent and friendly.
    Adrienne Clarkson
    Hong Kong-born Canadian journalist and stateswoman (1939 - )
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  • Francis Quarles Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word ''satiety.''
    Francis Quarles
    British poet (1592 - 1644)
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  • Thomas Carlyle The fearful unbelief is unbelief in yourself.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Thomas Carlyle The most fearful unbelief is unbelief in your self.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Conor Cruise O'Brien The United Nations cannot do anything, and never could; it is not an animate entity or agent. It is a place, a stage, a forum and a shrine... a place to which powerful people can repair when they are fearful about the course on which their own rhetoric seems to be propelling them.
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  • James Baldwin There is a fearful splendor in absolute desolation.
    James Baldwin
    American writer (1924 - 1987)
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