An aphorism is nothing else but the slightest
QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON SAFETY
Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.
Aesop (620-560 BC, Greek fabulist)
Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.
Edmund Burke (1729-1797, British political writer, statesman)
In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882, American poet, essayist)
He that's secure is not safe.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790, American scientist, publisher, diplomat)
The trodden path is the safest.
Legal Maxim
Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
H. L. Mencken (1880-1956, American editor, author, critic, humorist)
Safety is from God alone.
Motto
It is better to be safe than sorry.
American Proverb (Sayings of American origin)
The wronged side is always the safest.
Richard Sibbes
To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.
Marcus Annaeus Seneca (BC 3-65 AD, Roman philosopher, dramatist, statesman)
A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
John A. Shedd
The beaten path is the safest, but the traffic's terrible.
Jeff Taylor
The horse is prepared against the day of battle, but safety is of the Lord.
The Holy Bible (Sacred scriptures of Christians and Judaism)
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