Courage & fear

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.”

– Often attributed to Marie Curie

What does it mean?

Fear often comes from not knowing. When we learn more about something, it usually stops being frightening.

Who said it?

Marie Curie: Polish-French physicist and chemist, two-time Nobel laureate (1867–1934).

These exact words are widely credited to Marie Curie, but they don’t appear in their known work. They may be a later paraphrase or a misattribution.