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Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole read more
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
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.
Better be despised for too anxious apprehensions, than ruined by too confident security.
Better be despised for too anxious apprehensions, than ruined by too confident security.
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.
Security is an illusion. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all.
Security is an illusion. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all.
No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person.
No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person.
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 search for static security - in the law and elsewhere - is misguided. The fact is security can only read more
The search for static security - in the law and elsewhere - is misguided. The fact is security can only be achieved through constant change, adapting old ideas that have outlived their usefulness to current facts.
Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing, though the overtaking and possessing of a read more
Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing, though the overtaking and possessing of a wish discovers the folly of the chase.
