There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory. There are days when it takes all you've got just to keep up with the losers. There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his. Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.