Francis Bacon Quotes about Fear

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The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their grieves and fears.

Francis Bacon

Fear, Parenting, Grieving

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.

Francis Bacon

Death, Fear, Children

Essays "Of Death" (1625)

The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.

Francis Bacon

Motivational, Honesty, Fear

Nothing is to be feared but fear.

Francis Bacon

Fear, War

Francis Bacon (1870). “A Conference of Pleasure”, p.34

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.

Francis Bacon

Revenge, Fear, Grief

'Essays' (1625) 'Of Death'