Fear will keep you from living
It's usually fear that keeps you from doing things that you want to do. It's not that you can't to the thing. It's that you won't.
Our brains prevent us from doing things. This is because our brains have two basic jobs: to keep us safe and to prove us right.
If it finds anything that it perceives as a threat, such as something we're not used to, our brains will try to protect us from that.
So, fear will keep us from success and happiness.
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