Quote#World
Don't play for safety. It's the most dangerous thing in the world
Quote byHugh Walpole · 1884–1941
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Fortitude (1913).
English (original)
Don't play for safety. It's the most dangerous thing in the world.
— Hugh Walpole
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