"We are not called to be safe, we are simply promised that when we are in danger, God is right there with us. And there is no better place to be than in His hands."
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"One of the effects of a safe and civilized life is an immense over sensitiveness which makes all the primary emotions somewhat disgusting."
"We thought we were being mature when we were only being safe. We imagined we were being responsible but were only being cowardly. What we called realism turned out to be a way of avoiding things rather than facing them."
"Living safe behind a wall, never tasting life at all."
"A safe stronghold our God is still. A trusty shield and weapon."
"Know that you are always safe. And also know that it's possible to move from the old to the new, easily and peacefully."
"He that's secure is not safe."
"I like the feeling of being dominated. It actually makes me feel safe as opposed to challenged."
"A boat is always safe in the harbor, but that's not what boats are built for."
"Don't ask for security, ask for adventure. Better to live 30 years full of adventure than a 100 years safe in the corner."
"Smiley Bone: You can't feel safe unless there's something to be safe against! Phoney Bone: Exactly! People like to be victims! There's a certain unassailable moral superiority about it."
"You know, the streets are filled with vipers Who've lost all ray of hope You know, it ain't even safe no more In the palace of the Pope"
"And always, he fought the temptation to choose a clear, safe course, warning 'That path leads ever down into stagnation."
"Dolls are safe companions."
"He's not safe, but he's good (referring to Aslan, the Lion, in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)"
"A ship is safe at shore but it's not built for that."
"In April 2006, a Dutch court ordered that I leave my safe-home that I was renting from the State. The judge concluded that my neighbors had a right to argue that they felt unsafe because of my presence in the building."
"If we follow the truth, it will bring us out safe at last."
"In Shinear, a woman [is] safe anywhere, any time-except from Trollocs and Myrddraal, of course-and any man [will] die to see it so."
"The most wretched fortune is safe; for there is no fear of anything worse. [Lat., Fortuna miserrima tuta est: Nam timor eventus deterioris abest.]"