Fear

"A man who has been in danger,When he comes out of it forgets his fears,And sometimes he forgets his promises."
-- Euripides - Iphigenia in Tauris (414-12 BC)"

He either fears his fate too much,Or his deserts are small,That puts it not unto the touchTo win or lose it all"
-- James Graham - Marquis of Montrose

What are fears but voices airy?
Whispering harm where harm is not.
And deluding the unwary
Till the fatal bolt is shot!"
-- Wordsworth