“Ideas are dangerous, but the man to whom they are least dangerous is the man of ideas. He is acquainted with ideas, and moves among them like a lion-tamer. Ideas are dangerous, but the man to whom they are most dangerous is the man of no ideas. The man of no ideas will find the first idea fly to his head like wine to the head of a teetotaller.” MenFirstsIdeasMovingDangerousHe ManWineNo IdeaLions Book:The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton Source: The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton
“So the lion is the law-breaker. Just as to the primitive man the lion is the lawbreaker, the great nuisance, dangerous to human beings and to animals, that breaks into the Kraal at night and fetches the bull out of the herd: he is the destructive instinct.” MenHumansLawNightHuman BeingsAnimalBreakDangerousInstinctDestructiveLionsPrimitiveBullsHerdsNuisanceFetchPrimitive ManLaw Breakers Author:Carl Jung
“I am afraid if there is anything to be afraid of. A precipice cannot hurt you. Lions and tigers can. The streets of New York I consider more dangerous than the Matterhorn to a thoroughly competent and careful climber.” IfsHurtStreetsDangerousNew YorkMountainCarefulLionsTigersCompetentMountain ClimbingPrecipiceClimbersMatterhorn Author:Annie Smith Peck
“A cat that's inside of your house that is angry and dissatisfied and hostile is more dangerous to you than a full-grown lion is on the outside.” HouseDangerousCatAngryLionsHostileDissatisfied Author:Malcolm X