One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.

Am I walking toward something I should be running away from?

Always be careful of where you run to. When the going gets tough, take it easy and slow down, else you venture into the den of lions.

The danger lies in refusing to face the fear, in not daring to come to grips with it. If you fail anywhere along the line it will take away your confidence. You must make yourself succeed every time. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Trying to run away is never the answer to being a fully human. Running away from the immediacy of our experience is like preferring death to life.

Don't look back and don't run. You must never run from anything immortal. It attracts their attention.

The best way to avoid danger is to be in a capacity to withstand it.

You can't run away from yourself !!

The important thing is first to find out what you are afraid of, to understand it and not run away from it.

You cannot run away from a weakness, you must sometimes fight it out or perish. And if that be so, why not now and where you stand?

You must never run from anything immortal. It attracts their attention. [...] Never run. [...] Walk slowly, and pretend to be thinking of something else. Sing a song, say a poem, do your tricks, but walk slowly and she may not follow.

You can’t run away from your problems. They’ll always find you.

Don’t run away from things that are unpleasant in order to embrace things that are pleasant. Put your hands in the earth. Face the difficulties and grow new happiness.

If a man is running down the street with everything you own, you won't let him get away. That's tackling.