Peril Quotes

286 quotes by 229 authors

The honors of this world, what are they but puff, and emptiness, and peril of falling? — Saint Augustine
We were then in a dangerous, helpless situation, exposed daily to perils and death amongst savages and wild beasts, not a white man in the… — Daniel Boone
America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that… — George W. Bush
For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear. — Lord Byron
You say that you are my judge; I do not know if you are; but take good heed not to judge me ill, because you… — Joan of Arc
The decision to speak out is the vocation and lifelong peril by which the intellectual must live. — Kay Boyle
A politician normally prospers under democracy in proportion ... as he excels in the invention of imaginary perils and imaginary defenses against them. — H. L. Mencken
The melting pot failed to function in one crucial area. Religions and nationalities, however different, generally learned to live together, even to grow together, in… — Theodore Hesburgh
Success is not a harbor but a voyage with its own perils to the spirit. The game of life is to come up a winner,… — Richard M. Nixon
Be the first to seize intersecting ground, that is ground which lies the intersections of borders or intersections of main thoroughfares of commerce and travel.… — Sun Tzu
The enemy is still proud and powerful. He is hard to get at. He still possesses enormous armies, vast resources, and invaluable strategic territories...No one… — Winston Churchill
The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-Boat peril...It did not take the form of flaring battles and glittering… — Winston Churchill
Pleasant it to behold great encounters of warfare arrayed over the plains, with no part of yours in peril. — Lucretius
Therefore I say: know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the… — Sun Tzu
We label judges with having the meanest motives, and yet we desire that our reputation and fame should depend upon the judgment of men, who… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Some allow themselves to be overcome by panic, and others charge because they dare not remain at their posts. Some may be found whose courage… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I will not fear, for you are ever with me and you will never leave me to face my perils alone. — Thomas Merton
If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril. — Sun Tzu
We're losing ground. This planet is losing ground. So things need to happen and they need to happen quick. Our message should be-loud and clear-there… — Diane Wilson
Glory is the child of peril. — Tobias Smollett

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