Peril Quotes
286 Peril quotes by 225 unique authors
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By faith we are taken into Christ, made at once safe from holy wrath against sin, and kept safe from all perils and penalties. He,…
— Arthur Tappan Pierson
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The essence of Vanderbilt is still learning, the essence of its outlook is still liberty, and liberty and learning will be and must be the…
— John F. Kennedy
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A splendid storehouse of integrity and freedom has been bequeathed to us by our forefathers. In this day of confusion, of peril to liberty, our…
— Herbert Hoover
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Sacred Bands and elite squadrons aren't what the mercenaries' guild is about. Field them at your peril.
— Janet Morris
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Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our…
— Colin Powell
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In History, stagnant waters, whether they be the stagnant waters of custom or those of despotism, harbour no life; life is dependent on the ripples…
— Herbert Read
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When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?
— George Canning
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There is nothing exempt from the peril of mutation; the earth, heavens, and whole world is thereunto subject.
— Walter Raleigh
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Life is its own journey, presupposes its own change and movement, and one tries to arrest them at one's eternal peril.
— Laurens van der Post
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If one learns from others, but does not think, one will be bewildered. If, on the other hand, one thinks but does not learn from…
— Confucius
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Eight grown Americans out of ten dread the coming of the Fourth, with its pandemonium and its perils, and they rejoice when it is gone-if…
— Mark Twain
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The task of worrying is to come up with positive solutions for life's perils by anticipating dangers before they arise. If we are preoccupied by…
— Daniel Goleman
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Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the…
— Thucydides
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Doing for people what they can and ought to do for themselves is a dangerous experiment. In the last analysis, the welfare of the workers…
— Samuel Gompers
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Forming characters! Whose? Our own or others? Both. And in that momentous fact lies the peril and Responsibility of our existence.
— Elihu Burritt
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Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril.
— Sun Tzu
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When I was first sent from H.M.S. King Alfred to be interviewed by Goodeve in the Admiralty, I was furious. The War seemed to me,…
— Nevil Shute
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The best way to use the gold of the Redeemer is for the redemption of those in peril.
— Saint Ambrose
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Positivism eliminates any kind of natural law principle - for example, that there are economic laws which can be transgressed only at your peril. With…
— Murray Rothbard
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Going public today is fraught with peril on many levels. One is earnings guidance. If you miss guidance, the stock price becomes very volatile. Short…
— Ben Horowitz
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