Perils Quotes

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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
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
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
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
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
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
It is only through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; Through Art and art only that we can shield ourselves… — Oscar Wilde
I had no fear of the stream's perils, and I listened with the greatest contentment to the quiet slap of water on rocks, the running… — Clare B. Dunkle
The writer cannot be a mere storyteller; he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot merely X-ray societyâ€™s weaknesses, its ills, its perils. He or… — Ken Saro-Wiwa
Thou wayfaring Jesus - a pilgrim and stranger, Exiled from heaven by love at Thy birth: Exiled again from Thy rest in the manger, A… — Henry Van Dyke
The military profession, especially is the long-established great powers, is deeply pessimistic about the likelihood that people and countries will behave well under stress. Professional… — Gwynne Dyer
Our deep spiritual confidence that this nation will survive the perils of today - which may well be with us for decades to come -… — John F. Kennedy
Of all the potential perils to the new American republic, the prospect of concentrated power . . . troubled the intellectual leaders of the Revolutionary… — Joe Conason
No totalitarians, no wars, no fears, famines or perils of any kind can really break a man's spirit until he breaks it himself by surrendering.… — Edgar S. Brightman
Mankind has tried the other two roads to peace - the road of political jealousy and the road of religious bigotry - and found them… — Garrett P. Serviss
The air is an extremely dangerous, jealous and exacting mistress. Once under the spell most lovers are faithful to the end, which is not always… — Winston Churchill
I stand before the Church this day and raise the warning voice. ... It is a voice calling upon the Lords people to prepare for… — Bruce R. McConkie
No matter what we have come through, or how many perils we have safely passed, or how many imperfect and jagged - in some places… — Randolph Bourne
The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from… — James Bovard

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