“The sinew and heart of man seem to be drawn out, and we are become timorous desponding whimperers. We are afraid of truth, afraid of fortune, afraid of death, and afraid of each other.”

“Always do what you are afraid to do.”

“The religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide.”

“I dip my pen in the blackest ink, because I'm not afraid of falling into my inkpot.”

“It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, "Always do what you are afraid to do.”

“Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little coarse and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice? Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.”

“As we are, so we do; and as we do, so is it done to us; we are the builders of our fortunes.”