Ambrose BierceFear has no brains it is an idiot. The dismal witness that it bears and the cowardly counsel that it whispers are unrelated.
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Fear has no brains. When you feel fear, you are under the control of fear. Fear is a despicable creature that will stop at nothing to keep you from advancing. In fact, it might even try to sabotage your work by making you feel like you’re doing something wrong or that you’re not doing enough.
Fear is an idiot that has no brains; it is only bad advice that it spouts. How many times have you heard someone say, “Don’t get involved in this, it’s more trouble than it’s worth”? Or, “Don’t do that, it won’t work; they did it and it didn’t make them successful.” Or, “It won’t work; they did it and it didn’t work out for them.” Do either of these statements sound like advice that comes from someone who has some knowledge about what he or she is talking about? Of course not! They are just things people say on the spur of the moment because they are scared.
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