Having a fear of the unknown is normal for those that have compromised certain aspects of their life or had close calls with death. Here are some amazing quotes about fearing the unknown that are incredible to read.
“A distaste for the new is not always fear of the unknown, but sometimes ambition. Some people don’t like the new way simply because they never got a chance to master the old way.”
“A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.”
“Almost all fear is fear of the unknown. Therefore, what’s the remedy? To become acquainted with the things you fear.”
“Always in the big woods when you leave familiar ground and step off alone into a new place there will be, along with the feelings of curiosity and excitement, a little nagging of dread.”
“By replacing fear of the unknown with curiosity we open ourselves up to an infinite stream of possibility. We can let fear rule our lives or we can become childlike with curiosity, pushing our boundaries, leaping out of our comfort zones, and accepting what life puts before us.”
“Fear has been my biggest friend. Fear of the unknown. Whenever I’ve been afraid, I’ve been very self-protective.”
“Fear of failure and fear of the unknown are always defeated by faith. Having faith in yourself, in the process of change, and in the new direction that change sets will reveal your own inner core of steel.”
“Fear of the unknown is a terrible fear.”
“Fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all.”
“Fear of the unknown. They are afraid of new ideas. They are loaded with prejudices, not based upon anything in reality, but based on… if something is new, I reject it immediately because it’s frightening to me. ”
“His conclusion was that things were not always what they appeared to be. The cub’s fear of the unknown was an inherited distrust, and it had now been strengthened by experience.”
“I view it as one of the greatest crimes to shadow the minds of the young with these gloomy superstitions, and with fears of the unknown and the unknowable to poison all their joy in life.”
“If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.”
“If you let fear of the unknown stop you from taking chances, you will stifle your true potential.”
“It’s a lot easier to understand things once you name them. It’s the unknown that mostly freaks me out. I don’t know the name of that fear, but I know I’ve got it, the fear of the unknown.”
“It’s fear of the unknown. The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that-it’s all illusion. ”
“Most people talk about fear of the unknown, but if there is anything to fear, it is the known.”
“Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men.”
“People have a fear of the unknown. Insects have different senses than us, different amount of limbs and their body structure is very different. It’s hard for us to really relate to them and understand them.”
“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”
“Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity.”
“Sometimes the future changes quickly and completely, and we’re left with only the choice of what to do next. We can choose to be afraid of it, to stand there trembling not moving, assuming the worst that can happen or we step forward into the unknown and assume it will be brilliant.”
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. Fear of the unknown is our greatest fear. Many of us would enter a tiger’s lair before we would enter a dark cave.”
“The fear of death is far greater than the death itself. But the fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all!”
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”
“The one permanent emotion of the inferior man is fear – fear of the unknown, the complex, the inexplicable. What he wants above everything else is safety.”
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
“There are people with a lot of prejudice, a lot of fear of the unknown. They think that immigration is a danger, when really it is a solution. This is an interesting issue, because it will be a central question of our time.”
“There is always the fear of unknown – racism comes from people when they don’t know something, they are strangers to the other side.”
“There is not a truth existing which I fear… or would wish unknown to the whole world.”
“There’s always fear of the unknown where there’s mystery.”
“We all have a fear of the unknown what one does with that fear will make all the difference in the world.”
“We do not have a fear of the unknown. What we fear is giving up the known.”
“When you say fear of the unknown, that is the definition of fear; fear is the unknown, fear is what you do not know, and its genetically within us so that we feel safe. We feel scared of the woods because were not familiar with it, and that keeps you safe.”
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