The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.... Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.