The door to safety swings on the hinges of common sense. – Author unknown

One earnest worker can do more by personal suggestion to prevent accidents than a carload of safety signs. – Making Paper, January 1923, edited by E.R. Brown

Do not depend on others for safety — Help yourself. – Safety saying, circa early 1900s

Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words. – Rainer Maria Rilke