The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
—Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) Indian Head of State
Send danger from the east unto the west, so honor cross it from the north to south.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Dangers by being despised grow great.
—Edmund Burke (1729–97) British Philosopher, Statesman
It is only by risking … that we live at all.
—William James (1842–1910) American Philosopher, Psychologist, Physician
The most dangerous people are the ignorant.
—Henry Ward Beecher (1813–87) American Clergyman, Writer
A timid person is frightened before a danger; a coward during the time; and a courageous person afterward.
—Jean Paul (1763–1825) German Novelist, Philosopher
Actually, the streets are quite safe today, it’s the people on them who aren’t.
—Unknown
Danger, the spur of all great minds.
—George Chapman (c.1560–1634) English Poet, Playwright
There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.
—John Churton Collins (1848–1908) British Literary Critic, Writer
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 Social Activist
Of course people are afraid. But honestly facing that fear, seeing it for what it is, is the only way of putting it to rest.
—Harvey Fierstein (b.1952) American Actor, Playwright, Civil Rights Activist
Danger can never by overcome without taking risks.
—Latin Proverb
A victory without danger is a triumph without glory.
—Pierre Corneille (1606–84) French Poet, Dramatist
Our safety is not in blindness, but in facing our danger.
—Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
—Aesop (620–564 BCE) Greek Fabulist
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.
—The Bhagavad Gita Hindu Scripture
The most dangerous thing in the world is to try to leap a chasm in two jumps.
—David Lloyd George (1863–1945) British Liberal Statesman
Anger is only one letter short of danger.
—Unknown
There are only two options regarding commitment. You’re either in or out. There’s no such thing as a life in-between.
—Pat Riley (b.1945) American Basketball Player, Coach
An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
I destroy my enemy when I make him my friend.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
I needed some real danger and some mortal risk to run, to tranquilize me.
—Alexandre Dumas pere (1802–1870) French Novelist, Playwright
Go at it boldly, and you’ll find unexpected forces closing round you and coming to your aid.
—Basil King (1859–1928) Canadian Clergyman
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 Author
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The “sure thing” boat never gets far from shore.
—Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American Self-Help Author
Kindness and intelligence don’t always deliver us from the pitfalls and traps: there are always failures of love, of will, of imagination. There is no way to take the danger out of human relationships.
—Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (1934–2002) American Writer, Essayist, Critic
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.
—The Hitopadesha Indian Collection of Fables
The person, who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.
—Leo Buscaglia (1924–98) American Motivational Speaker
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
—Niccolo Machiavelli (1469–1527) Florentine Political Philosopher
Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man’s eyes.
—Euripides (480–406 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
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