Risk

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You have deeply ventured;
But all must do so who would greatly win.

Lord Byron

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Topic

Taking risks Risk vs. reward Risk

Author

Lord Byron

Source

Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragic play

Language

English

Time

1821 1820s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Lord Byron. Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice. London: John Murray, 1821, act 1, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice. The Collected Poems of Lord Byron. Wordsworth, 1994, act 1, sc. 2.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Ahiqar

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Topic

Minimizing risk Risk

Author

Ahiqar

Source

Proverbs of Ahiqar

Genre

Wisdom literature

Language

Assyrian

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Ahiqar. The Story of Ahikar. c. 500 BC.

Current Citation

Ahiqar. The Story of Ahikar, translated by Herbert Lindenberger. The John Hopkins Near Eastern Studies, 1983.

Great Estates may venture more;
Little Boats must keep near Shore.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Topic

Appetite for risk Taking risks Risk Rich vs. poor

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

Source

Poor Richard's Almanack

Medium

Almanac

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1751 1750s 18th century

Era

Colonial America

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard Improved. Philadelphia, 1751.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard Improved." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a mountain in fog. But I would rather, by far, die on a mountainside than in a bed.

Charles Lindbergh

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Topic

Taking risks Risk Courage Adventure

Author

Charles Lindbergh

Source

Journals of Charles Lindburgh

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1938 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lindbergh, Charles. Journal entry. 26 Aug. 1938.