Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true.
Sometimes people fear the truth. They'd rather not speak to you than know what you really think.
When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of.
When you get people standing up saying, 'I'm going to just tell the truth; what do we have to fear?,' it encourages others, and it creates a counterresponse.
It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which alone it finds liberation and delight, the first reaction of human beings to Truth is one of hostility and fear!
There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the persistent refusal to analyze the causes of happenings.
People say to me all the time, 'You have no fear.' I tell them, 'No, that's not true. I'm scared all the time. You have to have fear in order to have courage. I'm a courageous person because I'm a scared person.'
The fear of being deceived is the vulgar version of the quest for Truth.
People are always afraid of the truth.
The thing you fear most has no power. Your fear of it is what has the power. Facing the truth really will set you free.