“In truth, men speak too much of danger.”
Martí : Thoughts/Pensamientos (1994)
Context: In truth, men speak too much of danger. Let others be terrified by the natural and healthy risks of life! We shall not be frightened! Poison sumac grows in a hard-working man's field, the serpent hisses from its hidden den, and the owl's eye shines in the belfry, but the sun goes on lighting the sky, and truth continues marching across the earth unscathed.
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José Martí 103
Poet, writer, Cuban nationalist leader 1853–1895Related quotes
“You wannabe rebellious, do what is forbidden and dangerous? Speak and spread the truth.”
written at her Facebook profile, 28th February 2018
“Speak, speak, let terror strike slaves mute,
Much danger makes great hearts most resolute.”
The Wonder of Women, or The Tragedy of Sophonisba, Act II, sc. ii. (1606)
As quoted in The Histories by Herodotus, 3.72
The validity of the quote is questionable. http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/Heropers.html
Attributed
Inaugural address (4 March 1921).
1920s
“It is not possible to speak with too much applause of so excellent a work.”
Sir William Jones, quoted in Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture. New Delhi: Pragun Publication.
“Mr. Darcy began to feel the danger of paying Elizabeth too much attention.”
Source: Pride and Prejudice
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 368.
“It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.”
Il n'est pas si dangereux de faire du mal à la plupart des hommes que de leur faire trop de bien.
Maxim 238.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)