Pierre Beaumarchais Quotes

Fear, indeed, is the mother of foresight.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

If you're not worried, you're not reasonable.

Sometimes, fear is good. Sometimes it's a good thing to have a little bit of a reality check.

In truth, men speak too much of danger.

He that fears danger in time seldom feels it.

When something bad happens, you're bound to be doubly careful.

You would not get out of bed in the morning if you were constantly worrying about the possibility of something happening to you on your way to work. But it is still something to pay attention to, I think.

Sir, that much prudence calls for too much worry; I cannot foresee misfortunes so far away.

Be wary then; best safety lies in fear.

Why should he who is scared be careful?

Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.

Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.

He who foresees calamities, suffers them twice over.

The personal threat is something that's always been a part of our lives.

I am always worried when someone says, 'This is perfect.'

It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.

Fear is the foundation of safety.

What puts someone on guard isn't necessarily the fear of being found out.

I am living for every day and trying to have less fear, less worry. But I have always worried about everything; it's in my nature. It's the thing that makes me suffer the most.

To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action, when there's more reason to fear than to hope.

Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.

If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm.

There is, to be sure, sometimes only a small difference between being alert to possible danger and allowing oneself to become terrified to the point of paralysis by seeming or imagined portents.

Uncertainty's not good for anybody.