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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
An image is a stop the mind makes between uncertainties.
An image is a stop the mind makes between uncertainties.
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity; they seem more afraid of life then of death.
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity; they seem more afraid of life then of death.
The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.
The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.
It's an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure. Each one of us requires read more
It's an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure. Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.
In no direction that we turn do we find ease or comfort. If we are honest and if we have read more
In no direction that we turn do we find ease or comfort. If we are honest and if we have the will to win we find only danger, hard work and iron resolution.
The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his read more
The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.
There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
Who knows whether the gods will add tomorrow to the present hour?
[Lat., Quis scit, an adjiciant hodiernae crastina read more
Who knows whether the gods will add tomorrow to the present hour?
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