A few thoughts for today:

He either fears his fate too much,

Or his desserts are small,

That dares not put it to the touch
to gain or lose it all. 
-James Grahame (1612-1650)

"Daring, n. One of the most conspicuous qualities of a man in security."

-Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) 

"Be bolde, be bolde, and everywhere, be bolde."

-Edmund Spenser (1552-1599) 

I'm sensing a pattern.