It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.
Aesop
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
Albert Einstein
A good swimmer is not safe from all chance of drowning.
French proverbs
Who goes softly goes safely, and who goes safely goes far.
Italian proverbs
The best armor is to keep out of range.
There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.
Charles Dickens
People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned.
Saul Bellow
Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.
Paulo Coelho
Just as courage is the danger of life, so is fear its safeguard.
Leonardo da Vinci
The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.