2079  If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It is lethal

1672  The greater danger for most men lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.

1236  Do not sail or drown in the rides of life for the sea remains placid unaffected by tides.

557  The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.

282  One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.