Safe Quotes - Page 34
Sallust (1896). “Sallust's Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jugurthine War”
1739 Speech, House of Commons, 21 Nov.
Though not always called upon to condemn ourselves, it is always safe to suspect ourselves.
Richard Whately (1856). “Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley”, p.41
Reginald Horace Blyth (1995). “The genius of haiku: readings from R.H. Blyth on poetry, life, and Zen”
We are very near to greatness: one step and we are safe; can we not take the leap?
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2014). “The Heart of Emerson's Journals”, p.170, Courier Corporation
As long as we wish for safety, we will have difficulty pursuing what matters.
Peter Block (2003). “The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters”, p.57, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Penelope Fitzgerald (1978). “The Bookshop”, p.100, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Republican National Convention VP Nomination Acceptance, delivered 29 August 2012, Tampa, Florida