Arthur Helps Quotes

And yet, what is bravery but the capacity to reject our fears, ignore and supress them, then go on to do whatever it is we are afraid to do.

I have to keep facing the darkness. If I stand tall and face the thing I fear, I have a chance to conquer it. If I just keep dodging and hiding it will conquer me.

Fearless is not the absence of fear. Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you.

I understood about fear. And I knew better than anyone in that room what Mouse was capable of. But still I had been raised in a place where to show your fear was worse than cowardice. It was suicide, a sin.

I have often been afraid, but I would not give in to it. I made myself act as though I was not afraid and gradually my fear disappeared.

Overcoming fear doesn't have to be skydiving, if you're afraid of heights. Overcoming fear is an everyday thing. We do it all day long.

...I started to realize how many great things could happen by confronting the things that scare you most.

Remember that all the others are more afraid than you

You want to be a hero? Learn to create certainty in the face of fear.

Braveness is resistance to concern, mastery of panic - not absense of anxiety.

A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.

Face your fears or they will climb over your back.

By acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid.

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do.

The thing is - fear can't hurt you any more than a dream.

To me fearless isn't not having fears, it's not that you're not afraid of anything. I think that being fearless is having a lot of fears, but you jump anyway.

Look right at it. Know you can." Dad said. "Look right at that fear. Fear is the biggest bullshitter.

When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.

If you're afraid of something, face it. Fear is irrational. The only way to conquer your fear is to stand next to it.

Courage doesn't mean we're not afraid anymore, it just means our actions aren't controlled by our doubts.

best way to deal with fear is to face the nightmare!

When the wayfarer whistles in the dark, he may be disavowing his timidity, but he does not see any the more clearly for doing so.

When you teach them-teach them not to fear. Fear is good in small amounts, but when it is a constant, pounding companion, it cuts away at who you are and makes it hard to do what you know is right.

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, - always do what you are afraid to do.

One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.