Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.
FEAR, LOSE OUR FEAR OF BEING WRONG
Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity These are its sign and note and character.
Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall never have a beginning.
FEAR, IT SHALL NEVER HAVE A BEGINNING
It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly.
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
Love casts out fear, but we have to get over the fear in order to get close enough to love them.