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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
As soon as there is life, there is danger
As soon as there is life, there is danger
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
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.
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 of meat twice boiled, and an old foe reconciled.
Beware of meat twice boiled, and an old foe reconciled.
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.
When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but read more
When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger.
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
Never was anything great achieved without danger.
