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QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON DANGER
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Aesop (620-560 BC, Greek fabulist)
Every man is his own chief enemy.
Anacharsis (600 BC, Scythian philosopher)
I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.
Clara Barton (1821-1912, American humanitarian)
Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.
Richard Baxter (1615-1691, British nonconformist theologian)
The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887, American preacher, orator, writer)
It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger.
Bhagavad Gita (c. BC 400-, Sanskrit poem incorporated into the Mahabharata)
No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing to be in peril for a good cause.
John Mason Brown (1800-1859, American militant abolitionist)
Those who'll play with cats must expect to be scratched.
Miguel De Cervantes (1547-1616, Spanish novelist, dramatist, poet)
Danger: the spur of all great minds.
George Chapman (1557-1634, British dramatist, translator, poet)
Danger -- if you meet it promptly and without flinching -- you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!
Winston Churchill (1874-1965, British statesman, Prime Minister)
Danger -- if you meet it promptly and without flinching -- you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!
Winston Churchill (1874-1965, British statesman, Prime Minister)
Nothing is so exhilarating in life as to be shot at with no result.
Winston Churchill (1874-1965, British statesman, Prime Minister)
However well organized the foundations of life may be, life must always be full of risks.
Havelock Ellis (1859-1939, British psychologist)
As soon as there is life there is danger.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882, American poet, essayist)
The most dangerous thing is illusion.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882, American poet, essayist)
The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882, American poet, essayist)
Stay out of the road, if you want to grow old.
Pink Floyd
He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea.
Thomas Fuller (1608-1661, British clergyman, author)
The most dangerous thing in the world is to try to leap a chasm in two jumps.
David Lloyd George (1863-1945, British Prime Minister)
The most dangerous thing in the world is to try to leap a chasm in two jumps.
David Lloyd George (1863-1945, British Prime Minister)
Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.
Baltasar Gracian (1601-1658, Spanish philosopher, writer)
Without danger you cannot get beyond danger.
George Herbert (1593-1632, British metaphysical poet)
In time of danger, it is proper to be alarmed until danger be near at hand; but when we perceive that danger is near, we should oppose it as if we were not afraid.
Hitopadesa (600-1100 AD, Sanskrit fable from Panchatantra)
Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.
Victor Hugo (1802-1885, French poet, dramatist, novelist)
If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?
Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895, British biologist, educator)
A person in danger should not try to escape at one stroke. He should first calmly hold his own, then be satisfied with small gains, which will come by creative adaptations.
I Ching (12th century BC, Chinese book of changes)
The responses of human beings vary greatly under dangerous circumstances. The strong man advances boldly to meet them head on. The weak man grows agitated. But the superior man stands up to fate, endures resolutely in his inner certainty.
I Ching (12th century BC, Chinese book of changes)
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.
Helen Keller (1880-1968, American blind/deaf author, lecturer, amorist)
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.
Helen Keller (1880-1968, American blind/deaf author, lecturer, amorist)
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend.
Jean De La Fontaine (1621-1695, French poet)
The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.
F. L. Lucan (39-65, Roman epic poet)
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527, Italian author, statesman)
The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964, Indian nationalist, statesman)
If we survive danger, it steels our courage more than anything else.
Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971, American theologian, historian)
The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously.
Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900, German philosopher)
A viper without fangs is like a piece of rope.
Indian Proverb (Sayings of Indian origin)
When danger approaches, sing to it.
Arabian Proverb (Sayings of Arabian origin)
Biggest profits mean gravest risks.
Chinese Proverb (Sayings of Chinese origin)
A praying pirate is definitely a sign of danger.
Dutch Proverb (Sayings of Dutch origin)
Between the anvil and the hammer.
German Proverb (Sayings of German origin)
When the danger is past God is cheated.
Italian Proverb (Sayings of Italian origin)
Avoiding danger is not cowardice. Courage without discretion is no good.
Philipino Proverb
Danger and delight grow on one stalk.
Scottish Proverb (Sayings of Scottish origin)
Where there is a sea, there are pirates.
Singaporean Proverb
Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
Francis Quarles (1592-1644, British poet)
We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.
David Sarnoff (1891-1971, Belarus-born American entrepreneur)
In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950, Irish-born British dramatist)
Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.
John Selden (1584-1654, British jurist, statesman)
Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them.
Marcus Annaeus Seneca (BC 3-65 AD, Roman philosopher, dramatist, statesman)
There is nobody who is not dangerous for someone.
Marquise De SeVigne
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616, British poet, playwright, actor)
Send danger from the east unto the west, so honor cross it from the north to south.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616, British poet, playwright, actor)
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much; such men are dangerous.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616, British poet, playwright, actor) Source: Julius Caesar
We are confronted by a first danger, the destructiveness of applied atomic energy. And then we are confronted by a second danger, that we do not enough appreciate the first danger.
Raymond G. Swing
One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard.
Publilius Syrus (85 BC- 43BC, Roman writer)
A wreck on shore is a beacon at sea.
Author Unknown
Actually, the streets are quite safe today, it's the people on them who aren't.
Author Unknown
Danger past; God forgotten.
Author Unknown
Being on the tightrope is living; everything else is waiting.
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978, German-born American tight-rope walker)
Don't play for safety -- it's the most dangerous thing in the world.
Sir Hugh Walpole (1884-1941, New Zealand writer)
It is the business of the future to be dangerous.
Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947, British mathematician, philosopher)
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