Danger (the spur of all great minds) is ever
The curb to your tame spirits.
--
The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois (1613), Act v, scene 1.George Chapman
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Genius needs the curb as often as the spur.
Longinus
Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it: he that fears otherwise, gives advantage to the danger.
Benjamin Disraeli
Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it: He that fears otherwise, gives advantage to the danger.
Francis Quarles
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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