“There is nothing more intoxicating than victory, and nothing more dangerous.”
Robert Greene book The 48 Laws of Power
Source: The 48 Laws of Power
On the mission which resulted in Peace by Gauis Caesar to the East in the year 6 A.D.
Vol.2
The Provinces of the Roman Empire, From Caesar to Diocletian 1854-6
“There is nothing more intoxicating than victory, and nothing more dangerous.”
Robert Greene book The 48 Laws of Power
Source: The 48 Laws of Power
Chinmayananda Saraswati (1916–1993) Indian spiritual teacher
Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago
“Step follows step,
Hope follows Courage,
Set your face towards danger,
Set your heart on victory.”
Gail Carson Levine The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Source: The Two Princesses of Bamarre
“Power in the hands of the stupid is often a dangerous thing. Hitler proved it.”
Siddharth Katragadda (1972) Indian writer
page 76
Dark Rooms (2002)
Alan Watts (1915–1973) British philosopher, writer and speaker
Inside Information p. 4
The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (1966)
“To witness titanic events is always dangerous, usually painful, and often fatal.”
Larry Niven (1938) American writer
Source: Ringworld (1970), p. 133
“People are often being reactive instead of being proactive in reducing dangerous threats.”
Newton Lee American computer scientist
The Transhumanism Handbook, 2019
Swami Sivananda (1887–1963) Indian philosopher
Conquest of Fear, Divine Life Society, http://dlshq.org/download/conquest_fear.pdf (circa 1960)