Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fear is defined as the pain felt when expecting something bad to happen.
- In plain terms
- Fear is feeling bad because you think something bad will happen soon.
- What can you take from it?
- Understand fear as anticipation of harm.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What causes your fears most often?
- Is fear always about the future?
Another view
Fear can sometimes occur without a clear anticipation of specific evil.
More from Aristotle
Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.
Permalink to quote #93 For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.
Permalink to quote #95 Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
Permalink to quote #92
Related quotes
Nec speres aliquid nec extimescas, exarmaueris impotentis iram; at quisquis trepidus pauet uel optat, quod non sit stabilis suique iuris, abiecit clipeum locoq…
Ancius BoethiusAncius Boethius quote #2 Horror is always aware of its cause; terror never is. That is precisely what makes terror terrifying.
Christopher IsherwoodChristopher Isherwood quote #3 C'est de quoi j'ai le plus de peur que la peur.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne quote #7