“This I have seen in life—those who are overcautious about themselves fall into dangers at every step; those who are afraid of losing honor and respect, get only disgrace; and those who are always afraid of loss, always lose.”
Pearls of Wisdom
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Swami Vivekananda 261
Indian Hindu monk and phylosopher 1863–1902Related quotes

“The most dangerous men on earth are those who are afraid they are wimps”

A Warsaw Diary, in Granta [magazine], no. 15 (Cambridge, England, 1985)

“Dangers await only those who do not react to life.”
Speech in East Berlin (7 October 1989), in German: Gefahren warten nur auf jene, die nicht auf das Leben reagieren, but often cited as "Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben", hence the English translation: "He who comes too late is punished by life". (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 3 October 2004) http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/15-jahre-danach-wer-zu-spaet-kommt-den-bestraft-das-leben-1191290.html
1980s

“Choose carefully only those who dare to face life always by your side.”
Original: Scegli con cura solo chi osa affrontare la vita sempre al tuo fianco.
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