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Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.
"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure."— Helen Keller
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Meaning of this quote
Avoidance cannot remove every uncertainty from life. Keller challenges the belief that constant retreat guarantees safety and encourages facing change with courage, without implying that sensible precautions are useless.
Key takeaway:
Do not let the pursuit of perfect safety prevent living.
Origin of the quote
Appears in the security-and-courage passage reproduced in Helen Keller's The Open Door (1957). The Helen Keller Archive holds excerpts containing the sentence.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe wording is supported by excerpts preserved in the Helen Keller Archive at the American Foundation for the Blind.
