Ernest Bramah Quotes on Risk
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Before hastening to secure a possible reward of five taels by dragging an unobservant person away from a falling building, examine well his features lest you find, when too late, that it is one to whom you are indebted for double that amount.
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However deep you dig a well it affords no refuge in the time of flood.
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He is capable of any crime, from reviling the Classics to diverting water courses.
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One may ride upon a tiger's back but it is fatal to dismount.