Robertson Davies Quotes

Remember that all the others are more afraid than you

Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil.

The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.

For me, personally, when I'm afraid of something - when you're afraid of something, normally you try to go away, you try to avoid it. Instead of avoiding it, to overcome your fear, I believe you need to embrace it.

I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.

I think part of what acting did for me is it kind of represents all my greatest fears. I'm sort of compelled to do it, but at the same time, it's so frightening. But I think that the things that frighten me the most in life are the things I should be doing.

That's part of your life lesson to be afraid. The bigger question is how you deal with being afraid. Do you have to summon courage or something else to live with that fear without letting it take you over?

I tend to go toward things that make me afraid.

The seven deadly sins should be updated. We should add an eighth sin: Cowardice.

Fear is the root of all courage.

It is fear that is the greatest cause of misery in the world.

Fear is the original sin. Almost all of the evil in the world has its origin in the fact that some one is afraid of something.It is a cold slimy serpent coiling about you. It is horrible to live with fear; and it is of all things degrading.

Fortune dreads the brave, and is only terrible to the coward.

Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up. I've seen it. It's fascinating." He releases me but doesn't pull away, his hand grazing my jaw, my neck. "Sometimes I just...want to see it again. Want to see you awake.

Fear is a vile thing, and is at the bottom of almost every wrong and hatred of the world.

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

No hero is above fear.

Sometimes I feel like there is so much to be afraid of, and sometimes I feel like there is nothing left to fear.

The more fear we feel about a specific enterprise, the more certain we can be that that enterprise is important to us and to the growth of our soul.

Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.

You cannot be brave without fear.

FEAR IS THE MIND-KILLER. FEAR IS THE LITTLE-DEATH THAT BRINGS TOTAL OBLITERATION.

Cowardice is the most terrible of vices.

Nothing is so much to be feared as fear.

Whenever I'm faced with a difficult decision, I ask myself, 'What would I do if I weren't afraid of making a mistake? Feeling rejected? looking foolish? Or being alone?' I know for sure that when you remove the fear, the answer that you've been searching for comes into focus and as you walk into your fear, you should know for sure that your deepest struggle can, if you're willing and open, produce your greatest strength.