I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.
If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?
If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.
In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.
In time of danger it is proper to be alarmed until danger be near at hand; but when we perceive that danger is near, we should oppose it as if we were not afraid.
It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger.
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.
No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing to be in peril for a good cause.
No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.
Nothing is so dangerous as an ignorant friend.
Nothing is so exhilarating in life as to be shot at with no result.
One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard.
One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
Send danger from the east unto the west, so honor cross it from the north to south.
Stay out of the road, if you want to grow old.
The mere apprehension of a coming evil has put many into a situation of the utmost danger.
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