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The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his states and all their clans are preserved. Confucius, attributed
Gloucester, ’tis true that we are in great danger;
The greater therefore should our courage be ...
There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distil it out –
For our bad neighbour makes us early stirrers,
Which is both beautiful and good husbandry,
Besides, there are our outward consciences,
And preachers to us all, admonishing
That we should dress us fairly for our end.
Thus may we gather honey from the weed
And make a moral of the devil himself. William Shakespeare, Henry V IV i 1-14, King Harry to Gloucester
Danger knows full well
That Caesar is more dangerous than he.
We are two lions littered in one day,
And I the elder and more terrible. William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar to Calpurnia and Servant
I’ve always been attracted to dirty dangerous things. Fred Dibnah
The secret of reaping the great fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously. Friedrich Nietzsche
The true man wants two things – danger and play. For that reason he wants woman as the most dangerous plaything. Friedrich Nietzsche
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. Albert Einstein
There’s nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place. Banksy
The only real danger that exists is man himself. He is the great danger ... We are the origin of all coming evil. Carl Jung
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. John Adams
If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger? Thomas H Huxley, Collected Essays
‘You have plenty of courage, I am sure,’ answered Oz. ‘All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.’ L Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Courage – a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it. William Tecumseh Sherman
Fear is a part of life. It’s a warning mechanism. That’s all. It tells you when there’s danger around. Its job is to help you survive. Not cripple you into being unable to do it. Jim Butcher, Dead Beat
It’s people who are dangerous. Professor Francesca Stavrakopoulous
You know, Michael, now that you’re so respectable I think you’re more dangerous than you ever were. The Godfather III 1990 starring Al Pacino & Andy Garcia & Diane Keaton & Talia Shire & Sofia Coppola & George Hamilton & Bridget Fonda et al, director Francis Ford Coppola, Kate
Bulla has been labelled the most dangerous man in Britain today ... Man or animal? Big Fat Gypsy Gangster: Bulla the Movie 2011 starring Ricky Grover & Omid Djalili & Tulisa Contostavlos & Steven Berkoff & Peter Capaldi & Rufus Hound & Rochelle Wiseman & Laila Morse et al, director Ricky Grover
You’ve convinced me, doctor; you’ve convinced me you are dangerous. Star Trek s1e7: What Are Little Girls Made Of? Kirk to Kirby
Earth is in danger. Maybe the greatest danger it’s faced since the last world war. Something has to be done about these shape-shifters ... I’m making you acting head of Star Fleet Security here on Earth. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine s4e11: Homefront, Admiral Leyton to Sisko & Odo
For a Prince is exposed to two dangers, from within in respect of his subjects, from without in respect of foreign powers. Against the latter he will defend himself with good arms and good allies, and if he have good arms he will always have good allies. Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince
Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive. Josephine Hart, Damage, 1991
It’s weird but true. In a moment of life-threatening danger a fourteen-year-old saved a life by lifting the equivalent raw dead-lift world record of four-hundred-and-twenty-six kilos. Weird or What? Grim Reapers, Discovery 2010
Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them. Seneca
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. Helen Keller
A common danger unites even the bitterest enemies. Aristotle
As soon as there is life there is danger. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The bright face of danger. Robert Louis Stevenson, Across the Plains, 1892
Nothing in this world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. Martin Luther King
God and the doctor we alike adore
But only when in danger, not before;
The danger o’er, both are alike requited,
God is forgotten, and the Doctor slighted. John Owen, Epigrams
We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet. Stephen Hawking
The danger sensation is exciting. The challenge is to find new dangers. Ayrton Senna
One is not exposed to danger who even when in safety is always on one’s guard. Publilius Syrus
There is always danger for those who are afraid. George Bernard Shaw
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. Michelangelo
At that moment the first awful feeling of danger swept over me. Brief Encounter 1946 starring Celia Johnson & Trevor Howard & Stanley Holloway & Joyce Carey & Cyril Raymond & Everley Gregg & Marjorie Mars & Margaret Barton & Alfie Bass & Wallace Bosco & Sydney Bromley et al, director David Lean, her
Stranger danger is bullshit. Penn & Teller, Bullshit! s6e8: Stranger Danger, Showtime 2010
Yep, the whole world exists just to harm our kids. ibid.
The park or the subway are a lot safer than church. ibid.