Dangerous

Famous quotes containing the word dangerous:

    “It is dangerous to leave written that which is badly written. A chance word, upon paper, may destroy the world. Watch carefully and erase, while the power is still yours, I say to myself, for all that is put down, once it escapes, may rot its way into a thousand minds, the corn become a black smut, and all libraries, of necessity, be burned to the ground as a consequence. Only one answer: write carelessly so that nothing that is not green will survive.”
    —William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)

    “Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.”
    —Jean De La Fontaine (1621–1695)

    “It is always dangerous to generalise, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race and, but for the few cemeteries I have seen, I am inclined to think they never die.”
    —Margot Asquith (1864–1945)