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The greater the fear, the nearer the danger. — Danish
The best way to avoid punishment is to fear it. — Chinese
The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease. — French
The beginning of wisdom is the fear of God. — Irish
The anvil fears no blows. — English
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The starving dog fears not the stick. — Japanese
The anvil does not fear a good sledgehammer. — Danish
The fearless man is the first to be wounded. — Serbo-Croatian
The fear of war is worse than war itself. — Italian
The wet man fears no rain. — Rumanian
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The snake is feared because of its mouth. — African (Fulani)
The scalded cat fears cold water. — English
They that worship God merely for fear, would worship the devil too, if he appear. — English
Too much fear creates slavery. — African (Swahili)
Truth fears no colors. — English
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Two have less to fear than one. — Russian
We should fear him who sends us a message, not him to whom we are sent. — African (Yoruba)
What causes any battle to be lost is the needless fear of the enemy's strength. — Filipino
When we have gold we are in fear, when we have none we are in danger. — English
When there is a way out, there is no need for fear. — Yiddish
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Where there is no fear, there is no pity. — Estonian
Where there is fear, there is shame. — Greek
Who loves, fears. — Italian
Who is in fear of every leaf must not go into the wood. — Italian
Who is in the right, fears. Who is in the wrong, hopes. — Italian
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Who has shoes does not fear thorns. — Kenyan
Who has been almost drowned fears not the rain. — Albanian
Who fears no shame comes to no honor. — Dutch
Who created thunder does not fear it. — Ethiopian
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