Our safety is not in blindness, but in facing our danger.
—Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist
Courage in danger is half the battle.
—Plautus (Titus Maccius Plautus) (c.250–184 BCE) Roman Comic Playwright
I needed some real danger and some mortal risk to run, to tranquilize me.
—Alexandre Dumas pere (1802–1870) French Novelist, Playwright
Send danger from the east unto the west, so honor cross it from the north to south.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
—Niccolo Machiavelli (1469–1527) Florentine Political Philosopher
Danger and delight grow on one stalk.
—Scottish Proverb
I destroy my enemy when I make him my friend.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time.
—Marcel Proust (1871–1922) French Novelist
The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously.
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German Philosopher, Scholar, 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.
—The Bhagavad Gita Hindu Scripture
No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.
—Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926) Austrian Poet
Go at it boldly, and you’ll find unexpected forces closing round you and coming to your aid.
—Basil King (1859–1928) Canadian Clergyman
Out of debt, out of danger.
—Common Proverb
The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.
—James Baldwin (1924–87) American Novelist, Social Critic
Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man’s eyes.
—Euripides (480–406 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
To act sincerely with the insincere is dangerous.
—Chinese 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) English Religious Poet
If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95) English Biologist
One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard.
—Publilius Syrus (fl.85–43 BCE) Syrian-born Roman Latin Writer
Danger itself is the best remedy for danger.
—Unknown
He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish Playwright
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
—Niccolo Machiavelli (1469–1527) Florentine Political Philosopher
It is not manly to turn one’s back on fortune.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian
It’s a dangerous thing to think we know everything.
—Jack Kuehler (1932–2008) American Engineer, Businessperson
I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.
—Anais Nin (1903–77) French-American Essayist
We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.
—David Sarnoff (1891–1972) American Broadcaster, Businessman
Truth uttered before its time is dangerous.
—Mencius (c.371–c.289 BCE) Chinese Philosopher, Sage
Biggest profits mean gravest risks.
—Chinese Proverb