"The more men have to lose, the..." - Quote by Thomas Paine
The more men have to lose, the less willing are they to venture.
More by Thomas Paine
“That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by keeping up the quarrels of Nations is as shocking as it is true.”
“Taxes were not raised to carry on wars, but that wars were raised to carry on taxes.”
“The mind, in discovering truths, acts in the same manner as it acts through the eye in discovering objects; when once any object has been seen, it is impossible to put the mind back to the same condition it was in before it saw it.”
More on Risk
“Run from what's comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I'll be mad.”
“If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds.... I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.”
“It is better to dream big and get half of it, then dream small and get all of it.”
More on Loss
“Farewell! a long farewell to all my greatness!”
“It is always painful fo part from people whom one has known for a very brief space of time. The absence of old friends one can endure with equanimity. But even a momentary separation from anyone to whom one has just been introduced is almost unbearable.”
“For many people, illness - loss of health - represents the crisis situation that triggers an awakening. With serious illness comes awareness of your own mortality, the greatest loss of all.”