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• To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. -- Bertrand Russell
• The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge
  fools despise wisdom and instruction. -- Proverbs 1:7...
• The beginning of wisdom is fear (respect for) of God.
  -- Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) "Don Quixote," see Proverbs 1:7...
• Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.
• Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.
• Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
• Aelurophobia - A fear of cats.
• The fear of death is the beginning of slavery.
• Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty.
  To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom, in the pursuit of truth as in the endeavour after a worthy manner of life....