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Don't play for safety--it's the most dangerous thing in the world.
Don't play for safety--it's the most dangerous thing in the world.
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.
Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!
Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!
Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it
Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it
Happiness hates the timid! So does science!
Happiness hates the timid! So does science!
A timid person is frightened before danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.
A timid person is frightened before danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.
The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
The person who runs away exposes himself to that very danger more than a person who sits quietly.
We fail far more often by timidity than by over-daring.
We fail far more often by timidity than by over-daring.
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the boisterous sea of liberty.
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the boisterous sea of liberty.
