best quotations about
Security |
and Safety
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Quotations
 | Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. — Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer 44 likes |
 | Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. — Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist 16 likes |
 | I want a priest, a rabbi and a Protestant minister. I want to hedge my bets. — Wilson Mizner, 1876-1913, American playwright (on his deathbed) 13 likes |
 | A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for. — William G.T. Shedd, 1820-1894, American Presbyterian theologian 8 likes |
 | If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom. — Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President 8 likes |
 | Normality is a paved road. It’s comfortable to walk but no flowers grow on it. — Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter 7 likes |
 | The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe. — H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic 6 likes |
 | I'd rather have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in. — Lyndon Johnson, 1908-1973, American President [1963-1969] (about Edgar J Hoover) 5 likes |
 | Security breeds stagnation. — Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American artist 4 likes |
 | People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it's impossible to count them accurately. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 4 likes |
| We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security. — Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President 4 likes |
 | The one man to distrust, however, is the man who never makes a mistake, never commits a blunder, never fails in what he tries to do. He is either a phony, or he stays with the safe, the tried, and the trivial. — Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru 3 likes |
 | There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time. — Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, American President [1923-1929] 3 likes |
 | The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. — Tacitus, 55-120 AD, Roman historian 3 likes |
 | People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on the ground. — Marcel Proust, 1871-1922, French writer 2 likes |
 | Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom’s. Never sleep with a
woman whose troubles are worse than your own. — Nelson Algren, 1909-1981, American writer 2 likes |
 | The only guarantee of a long peace between two states is mutual impotence to harm one another. — Duc de Levis, 1764-1830, French politician & author of maxims 2 likes |
 | I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety. — William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Henry V 2 likes |
 | Caution is the path to mediocrity. Gliding, passionless mediocrity is all that most people think they can achieve. — Frank Herbert, 1920-1986, American sci-fi writer 1 likes |
 | Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time. — Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, British-Polish writer 1 likes |
 | In the sea there are countless treasures, but if you desire safety, it is on the shore. — Saadi Shirazi, 1210-1292, Persian poet 1 likes |
 | I’ll give you the bottom 10% and the top 10% of any move, if I get to keep the middle 80%. — Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman |
 | A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security. |
 | The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artificial ones which will give him no pain or trouble. |
 | Remember always that the most important thing in a wedding is not happiness but stability. |
 | The floor seemed wonderfully solid. It was comforting to know I had fallen and could fall no farther. |
| Few men realize that their life, the very essence of their character, their capabilities and their audacities, are only the expression of their belief in the safety of their surroundings. |
| I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path. |
 | Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing. |
 | Never write a letter and never destroy one. — Cardinal Richelieu, 1585-1642, French cardinal & Prime minister |
 | It is much safer to obey than to rule. |
Latin Quotes
 | Beaten path, safe path. Via trita, via tuta. 54 likes |
 | It is pleasant to watch the wild sea. Suave mare magno. — Lucretius, 98-55 BC, Roman poet (from the land…) 41 likes |
 | You will be safest in the middle. Medio tutissimus ibis. — Ovid, 43 BC-17 AD, Roman poet 36 likes |
 | There is no security in war. Nulla salus bello. — Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet 29 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | Why don't they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff? — Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian 3 likes |
 | You know you're old when your walker has an airbag. — Phyllis Diller, 1917-2012, American comedian 3 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope. Ούτε ναυν εκ μιάς αγκύρας, ούτε βίον εκ μιας ελπίδος ορμιστέον. — Epictetus, 50-120 AD, Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher 5 likes |
 | Praise a small ship, but put your freight in a large one. Μικρήν νήα αινείν, μεγάλη δ’ ενί φορτία θέσθαι. — Hesiod, 7th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -643 3 likes |
Proverbs
 | Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know. 9 likes |
 | Never leave the certain for the uncertain. 3 likes |
| Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 3 likes |
| Better safe than sorry. 3 likes |
| A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 3 likes |
 | A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 3 likes |
 | Give the devil his due. 2 likes |
| Don't burn your bridges behind you. 2 likes |
