And he who servilely creeps after sense,
Is safe, but ne'er will reach an Excellence.

John Dryden

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Topic

Playing it safe Taking risks Success

Author

John Dryden

Source

Tyrannick Love, or The Royal Martyr

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1669 1660s 17th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Dryden, John. Tyrannick Love, or The Royal Martyr. Performed by Nell Gwyn and Margaret Hughes and Michael Mohun and Charles Hart and Rebecca Marshall and William Cartwright. King's Company, 1669, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, prologue.

Current Citation

Dryden, John. "Tyrannick Love." The Works of John Dryden, edited by Maximillian E. Nozak and George R. Guffey. Vol. 10, University of California, 1970, prologue.

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We never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when we do it out of conscience.

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Pensées

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Topic
Hurting others Evil

Author

Blaise Pascal
Source
Pensées
Medium
Epigram
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1662 1660s 17th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 895.

Current Citation

Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 895.

Another quote about Taking risks

How can you hesitate? Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.

Katherine Mansfield

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Topic
Going for it Taking risks

Author

Katherine Mansfield
Medium
Personal journal
Language
English
Time
1922 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Mansfield, Katherine. Journal entry. 10 Oct. 1922.

Current Citation

Mansfield, Katherine. The Katherine Mansfield Notebooks. Vol. 2, Lincoln University Press, 1997.