#fearful

We've both been married before and our previous experiences made us fearful of commitment. ↗

— Willie Aames

#before #both #commitment #experiences #fearful

We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#fearful #greedy #only #others #simply

Just as verbally and physically abused children internalize blame, so do incest victims. However, in incest, the blame is compounded by the shame. The belief that ‘it’s all my fault’ is never more intense than with the incest victim. This belief fosters strong feelings of self-loathing and shame. In addition to having somehow to cope with the actual incest, the victim must now guard against being caught and exposed as a ‘dirty, disgusting’ person ↗

— Susan Forward

#belief #children #depression #family #fearful

It was all completely incomprehensible to me. I was fearful of the language. You had to look up every third word. ↗

— Kevin Kline

#every #fearful #had #i #incomprehensible

God is always trying to give blessings to us, but our minds are usually too full to receive them. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#blessings #clouded-thoughts #confusion #delusions #doubt

A fearful man is always hearing things. ↗

— Sophocles

#fearful #hearing #man #things

Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear. ↗

— Umberto Eco

#courage #fear #fearful #gives #man

I've loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. ↗

— Sarah Williams

#fondly #i #loved #night #stars

I turned to him and he reached for my hand. It would have been easier to walk away. But the wind still blew around us and the house still stood. ↗

— Kate Chisman

#creepy #fear #fearful #ghost #ghosts

Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar. ↗

— Xun Zi

#aware #bravery #death #dog #drink