The irony is, nothing is more frightening than being frightened.

Neel Burton
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The irony is, nothing is more frightening than being frightened. The expression means that the person who is saying it may be frightened, but nothing can be as terrifying as being frightened. In other words, the person who said it may be afraid of getting scared, but there’s nothing to fear. They are not truly afraid because they know that nothing will happen to them if they do get scared.

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