All dangers are over?

“He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea.”

~ Thomas Fuller. He wrote this towards the end of the 1600’s. So we’ve known for a long time that ‘perfect safety’ or zero-accidents is kinda silly. There are always dangers in the deep and in the air.

 The ship Garthsnaid in heavy seas, c. 1920. Out of copyright, from State Library of Victoria.
The ship Garthsnaid in heavy seas, c. 1920. Out of copyright, from State Library of Victoria.

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