There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me. Jane Austen
Who can live with this Consciousness and not wake frightened at sunrise? Allen Ginsberg
How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset. George MacDonald
Frightened at bugbears. Italian Proverb
The full-fed sheep is frightened at its own tail. Portuguese Proverb
Don't be frightened at high-sounding words. Latin Proverb