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There is no person who is not dangerous for some one. [Fr., Il n'y a personne qui ne soit dangereux pour quelqu'un.] - Marquise de Sevigne, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Lettres Danger knows full well, That Caesar is more dangerous than he: We are two lions litter'd in one day, And I the elder and more terrible. - William Shakespeare I prithee take thy fingers from my throat, For, though I am not splenitive and rash, Yet have I in me something dangerous, Which let thy wisdom fear. - William Shakespeare, Hamlet Prince of Denmark (Hamlet at V, i) Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety. - William Shakespeare, King Henry the Fourth, Part I (Hotspur at II, iii) 'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety. - William Shakespeare, King Henry the Fourth, Part I (Hotspur at II, iii) We have scorched the snake, not killed it. She'll close and be herself, whilst our poor malice Remains in danger of her former tooth. - William Shakespeare, Macbeth (Macbeth at III, ii) And shall, or some of us will smart for it. - William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing (Antonio at V, i) Upon this hint I spake. She loved me for the dangers I had passed, And I loved her that she did pity them. This only is the witchcraft I have used. Here comes the lady. Let her witness it. - William Shakespeare, Othello the Moor of Venice (Othello at I, iii) Thus when I shun Scylla your father, I fall into Charybdis your mother. - William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (Launcelot at III, v) Let come what will, I mean to bear it out, And either live with glorious victorie, Or die with fame renown'd for chivalrie: He is not worthy of the honey-comb That shuns the hives because the bees have stings; That likes me best that is not got with ease, Which thousand dangers do accompany; For nothing can dismay our Regal mind; Which aims at nothing but a golden Crown, The only upshot of mine enterprises. - William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Locrine (Hubba at III, iv), Shakespeare Aprocypha It is no jesting with edge tools. - William Shakespeare, True Tragedy of Richard the Third It is more dangerous to be a great prophet or poet than to promote twenty companies for swindling simple folk out of their savings. - George Bernard Shaw, Misalliance (preface) A man's opinion of danger varies at different times, in consequence of an irregular tide of animal spirits; and he is actuated by considerations which he dares not avow. - Tobias George Smollett Thou dwarf dressed up in giant's clothes, that showest far off still greater than thou art. - Sir John Suckling Danger comes the sooner when it is despised. [Lat., Citius venit periculum, cum contemnitur.] - Syrus (Publilius Syrus), Maxims He is safe from danger who is on his guard even when safe. [Lat., Caret periculo qui etiam tutus cavet.] - Syrus (Publilius Syrus), Maxims If we must fall, we should boldly meet the danger. [Lat., Si cadere necesse est, occurendum discrimini.] - Tacitus (Caius Cornelius Tacitus), Annales (II, 1, 33) Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by traffic from both sides. - Margaret Thatcher The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be; The devil was well, the devil a monk was he. [Medioeval Latin, Aegrotat Daemon; monachus tunc esse volebat, Daemon convaluit; Daemon ante fuit.] - as translated by Urquhart and Motteux O boys, who pluck the flowers and strawberries springing from the ground, flee hence; a cold snake likes hidden in the grass. [Lat., Qui legitis flores et humi nascentia fraga, Fridigus, O pueri, fugite hinc; latet anguis in herba.] - Virgil or Vergil (Publius Virgilius Maro Vergil), Eclogues (III, 92) It is the danger which is least expected that soonest comes to us. - Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire) Being on a tightrope is living; everything else is waiting. - Karl Wallenda He led on; but thoughts Seem'd gathering round which troubled him. The veins Grew visible upon his swarthy brow, And his proud lip was press'd as if with pain. He trod less firmly; and his restless eye Glanc'd forward frequently, as if some ill He dared not meet were there. - Nathaniel Parker Willis Time flies, Death urges, knells call, Heaven invites, Hell threatens. - Edward Young, Night Thoughts (night II, l. 291) Displaying page 3 of 3 for this topic: << Prev 1 2 [3]
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