Fear suffering and you suffer from fear.

What it means

Dread is its own kind of pain, often worse than the thing feared. People who try to avoid all suffering end up living in fear. Face the hard thing and spare yourself the dread.

The source

"Fear suffering and you suffer from fear." This French proverb is recorded in Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), French Proverbs. Translated from the original French by Spartan Surfers.

"Qui craint de souffrir, souffre de crainte."

Original French, Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), French Proverbs. Text read at archive.org.

Who said it

Proverbs of the world (Every age). Sayings from the Latin, Greek, Norse, Japanese, Chinese and more, each traced to an old source in its own language.

Questions

What does "Fear suffering and you suffer from fear." mean?

Dread is its own kind of pain, often worse than the thing feared. People who try to avoid all suffering end up living in fear. Face the hard thing and spare yourself the dread.

Who said "Fear suffering and you suffer from fear."?

French proverb. Source: Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), French Proverbs.

What is the original French?

Qui craint de souffrir, souffre de crainte. Translated from the original French by Spartan Surfers.

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"Fear suffering and you suffer from fear." (French proverb, Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs (1857), French Proverbs, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/fear-suffering-and-you-suffer-from-fear