I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.
There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.
Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.
Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it.