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Quote by Honore de Balzac

“Cruelty and fear shake hands together.”

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French novelist born on May 20, 1799, and died on August 18, 1850. Honore de Balzac is renowned for his profound insight and criticism of 19th-century French society, hailed as the 'father of modern fiction'. more

“The timidity of the child or the savage is entirely reasonable; they are alarmed at this world, because this world is a very alarming place. They dislike being alone because it is verily and indeed an awful idea to be alone. Barbarians fear the unknown for the same reason that Agnostics worship it - because it is a fact.”

World Children Ideas Reason Facts Fear This World Worship Awful Reasonable Dislike Savages Barbarians Timidity

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Grasp not at much, for fear thou losest all.”

Fear

Author:George Herbert

“Has fear ever held a man back from anything he really wanted?”

Men Wanted Fear

Book:The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

Source: The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

“For a non-violent person the whole world is one family. He will thus fear none, nor will others fear him.”

World Persons Whole Fear Whole World Fear None

Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanity, ordinary actions to habit, and mean actions to fear.”

Ifs Mean Action Fear Pride Habit Ordinary Extremes Vanity

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche (Illustrated): Friedrich Nietzsche

“If nations could overcome the mutual fear and distrust whose sombre shadow is now thrown over the world, and could meet with confidence and good will to settle their possible differences, they would easily be able to establish a lasting peace.”

Ifs World Able Nations Fear Peace Differences Shadow Overcoming Settling Thrown Mutual Lasting Distrust Good Will

Author:Fridtjof Nansen

“Pride is characterized by "What do I want out of life?" rather than by "What would God have me do with my life?" It is self-will as opposed to God's will. It is the fear of man over the fear of God.”

Men Want Self Fear Pride Gods Will Self Will