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Beware lest
you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
-- Aesop
620-560 BC, Greek Fabulist
Every man is
his own chief enemy.
-- Anacharsis
600 BC, Scythian Philosopher
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.
-- Clara Barton
1821-1912, American
Humanitarian
Dangers bring
fears, and fears more dangers bring.
-- Richard Baxter
1615-1691, British
Nonconformist Theologian
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The most
dangerous people are the ignorant.
-- Henry Ward Beecher
1813-1887, American Preacher,
Orator, Writer
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.
-- Bhagavad Gita
c. BC 400-, Sanskrit Poem
Incorporated Into the Mahabharata
No one is
worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing
to be in peril for a good cause.
-- John Mason Brown
1800-1859, American Militant
Abolitionist
Those who'll
play with cats must expect to be scratched.
-- Miguel De Cervantes
1547-1616, Spanish Novelist,
Dramatist, Poet
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