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The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in read more
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.
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man read more
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.
You are permitted in time of great danger to walk with the devil until you have crossed the bridge.
You are permitted in time of great danger to walk with the devil until you have crossed the bridge.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.
The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.
The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.
