William Penn Quotes

The riskiest thing you can do is get greedy.

Hew not too high, lest the chips fall in thine eye.

The people would think I was a fool for not having taken twice as much.

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.

There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.

He who has not an adventure has not horse or mule, so says Solomon.--Who is too adventurous, said Echephron,--loses horse and mule.

Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information.

Prudence is not the same thing as caution. Caution is a helpful strategy when you're crossing a minefield; it's a disaster when you're in a gold rush.

Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.

Nothing is sacred to a gamester.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

Greed is normally balanced by fear.

I'm not a reckless person, in the sense that I wouldn't do something that's reckless or dangerous, because I'm a pretty careful person. For example, I don't snow ski. I did it once, and I promised God I'd never do it again if I lived through it.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Against the bold, daring is unsafe.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives a fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify.

Caution. Caution is nothing but cowardice!

Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet

A fool without fear is sometimes wiser than an angel without fear.

We should not, however, proceed with the adventure simply because we are wound up and cannot stop.

I could persuade a millionaire on a Friday to subsidize a revolution for Saturday out of which he would make a huge profit on Sunday even though he was certain to be executed on Monday.

I don't know if it's a very smart idea to admire the living.

There's a fine line between being careful and careless.

Fearless doesn't mean careless. There is a thin line between fearless and careless. I think we need to play fearless.