“Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears…” Francis Quarles

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

In today’s wordsLet fear of a danger spur you to prevent it; anyone who isn't afraid gives the danger an advantage.

Francis QuarlesCommonly attributed

Source: From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

Francis Quarles: Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives…