Source: A Scanner Darkly
“The most dangerous men on earth are those who are afraid they are wimps”
The Tragic Sense of Life (1913), VI : In the Depths of the Abyss
Context: In the most secret chamber of the spirit of him who believes himself convinced that death puts an end to his personal consciousness, his memory, for ever, and all unknown to him perhaps, there lurks a shadow, a vague shadow, a shadow of uncertainty, and while he says within himself, "Well, let us live this life that passes away, for there is no other!" the silence of this secret chamber speaks to him and murmurs, "Who knows!... " These voices are like the humming of a mosquito when the south-west wind roars through the trees in the wood; we cannot distinguish this faint humming, yet nevertheless, merged in the clamor of the storm, it reaches the ear.
“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.”
“But only he who, himself enlightened, is not afraid of shadows.”
Source: An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment?
Source: Bruce Lee — Wisdom for the Way
“There is no person who is not dangerous for some one.”
Il n'y a personne qui ne soit dangereux pour quelqu'un.
Lettres.
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations
Source: Trent's Own Case (1936), Chapter XVII: "Fine Body of Men"
As quoted in American Chronicle (1945) by Ray Stannard Baker, quoted on unnumbered page opposite p. 1
1920s and later
