During the first period of our lives the greatest danger is not to take the risk. When once … - Soren Kierkegaard

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Soren Kierkegaard

During the first period of our lives the greatest danger is not to take the risk. When once the risk has been taken, then the greatest danger is to risk too much. By not risking at first one turns aside and serves trivialities; in the second case, by risking too much, one turns aside to the fantastic and perhaps to presumption.

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