People are just afraid of things too much. Afraid of things that don't necessarily merit fear.
Frank OceanLet the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
Francis QuarlesRepentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
Francois de La RochefoucauldMysteries I read for fun, so I will probably never write one, for fear of spoiling the fun.
Fred Saberhagen