
“The danger of an adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort”
Source: Veronika Decides to Die
Book V, 5.103-[1]
History of the Peloponnesian War, Book V
“The danger of an adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort”
Source: Veronika Decides to Die
“One must always infuse comfort and hope.”
Source: Quoted in the Homily for the beatification of Edvige Carboni https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2019/06/15/190615b.html by Cardinal Becciu (15 June 2019).
“Oh yeah, this was so comforting. Like a porcupine in a condom factory.’ (Danger)”
Source: Sins of the Night
“Hope could be dangerous, desire could be catastrophic.”
The Girls and Nugent Miller (p. 24)
Short fiction, Shards of Space (1962)
Scotland in the World Forum (February 4, 2008), Church of Scotland (May 25, 2009)
1950s, Atoms for Peace (1953)
“Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.”
Source: Different Seasons
Letter to Auguste de la Rive (1861), as quoted in The Philosopher's Tree : A Selection of Michael Faraday's Writings (1999) edited by Peter Day, p. 199
Context: I am, I hope, very thankful that in the withdrawal of the powers and things of life, the good hope is left with me, which makes the contemplation of death a comfort — not a fear. Such peace is alone the gift of God, and as it is He who gives it, why should we be afraid? His unspeakable gift in His beloved Son is the ground of no doubtful hope, and there is the rest for those who )like you and me) are drawing near the latter end of our terms here below. I do not know, however why I should join you with me in years. I forget your age, but this I know (and feel as well) that next Sabbath day (the 22nd) I shall complete my 70th year. I can hardly think myself so old as I write to you — so much of cheerful spirit, ease and general health is left to me, and if my memory fails, why it causes that I forget troubles as well as pleasure and the end is, I am happy and content.
“There is far more danger of harm than there is hope of good in any radical changes.”
Source: 1920s, Speech on the Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence (1926)