Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Quotes

He that's secure is not safe.

When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most.

They believe that nothing will happen because they have closed their doors.

History is full of times when the inevitable front-runner is inevitable right up until he or she is no longer inevitable.

We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.

Keep what you have; the known evil is best.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

The minute you think you've got it made, disaster is just around the corner.

Maybe everyone is a little too reassuring that things are going to be OK to college graduates. It gives them a false sort of security.

It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

I'm happy here, and why change when you love the club and the club's in a really good position right now.

What an uncertain thing, marriage - what an elusive thing, happiness!

The future has a way of arriving unannounced.

They all overvalued the importance of stability.

I seem to - knock on wood - land on my feet and work, but you can never get too comfortable, and that's kind of a good thing.

Safe upon the solid rock the ugly houses stand. Come and see my shining palace built upon the sand!

We live in a world where joy is possible, love is possible, happiness is possible; where all things are possible, if we're willing to take the time, take a chance, take a breath and step off the edge of everything that is for the sake of everything that might be.

I'm choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I'm making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises.

Do not neglect the principles of foresight and know that often, puffed up with success, armies have lost the fruit of their heroism through a feeling of false security.

And don't you let your guard down for a second because you think anything's inevitable.

And what would they be scared of? There's nothing to fear in a perfect world, is there?

Living safely is dangerous.

If you find yourself as a person in unfamiliar territory, you will grasp on to what is already familiar.

The seduction of safety is always more dangerous than the illusion of uncertainty.

The ground we stand on looks solid enough, but if something happens it can drop right out from under you.