He that hopes no good fears no ill.

That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.

To him who is in fear everything rustles.

There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.

We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.

There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.

We have perhaps a natural fear of ends. We would rather be always on the way than arrive. Given the means, we hang on to them and often forget the ends.

I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.

The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.

The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.