Francis Bacon Quotes About Fear
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I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death.
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The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.
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The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.
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Nothing is to be feared but fear.
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It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire and many things to fear.
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Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.
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There is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death . . . Revenge triumphs over death; love slights it; honor aspireth to it; grief flieth to it.
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Francis Bacon
- Born: January 22, 1561
- Died: April 9, 1626
- Occupation: Former Lord Chancellor
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