Mining/safety

Famous quotes containing the words mining and/or safety:

    “In strict science, all persons underlie the same condition of an infinite remoteness. Shall we fear to cool our love by mining for the metaphysical foundation of this elysian temple? Shall I not be as real as the things I see? If I am, I shall not fear to know them for what they are.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “Man gives every reason for his conduct save one, every excuse for his crimes save one, every plea for his safety save one; and that one is his cowardice.”
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)