"Human existence is so fragile a thing and exposed to such dangers that I cannot love without trembling."
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"I think one should do what seems right. And if what seems right involves danger...well, one must risk the danger."
"The danger with hatred is, once you start in on it, you get a hundred times more than you bargained for. Once you start, you can't stop."
"True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid."
"There is a joy in danger."
"The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger."
"In comradeship is danger countered best."
"One must not love oneself so much, as to avoid getting involved in the risks of life that history demands of us, and those that fend off danger will lose their lives."
"Delay always breeds danger."
"He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed."
"Beware of meat twice boiled, and an old foe reconciled."
"There is a real danger that computers will develop intelligence and take over."
"We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger."
"The spirit of militarism has already permeated all walks of life. Indeed, I am convinced that militarism is a greater danger here than anywhere else, because of the many bribes capitalism holds out to those whom it wishes to destroy."
"The more wary you are of danger, the more likely you are to meet it."
"Every crisis has both its dangers and its opportunities. Each can spell either salvation or doom."
"The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory"
"I think that is the big danger in keeping a diary: you exaggerate everything."
"Omission to do what is necessary Seals a commission to a blank of danger; And danger, like an ague, subtly taints Even then when we sit idly in the sun."
"Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them."