Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and seeing it practiced

His fear was greater than his haste: For fear, though fleeter than the wind, Believes 'tis always left behind.

Fear is an ague, that forsakes And haunts, by fits, those whom it takes; And they'll opine they feel the pain And blows they felt, to-day, again.

And if I sometimes hear nothing for hours on end it is for reasons of which I know nothing, or because about me all goes really silent, from time to time, whereas for the righteous the tumult of the world never stops.

Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.