Security is mostly a superstition. It 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 outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.