Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts, of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
Nothing is so much to be feared as fear.
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Remember your dreams and fight for them. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible:the fear of failure.
Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burned women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.
I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.
The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.
If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
