Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It suggests that significant love and success require accepting the possibility of failure or harm.
- In plain terms
- Great love and success need you to take big risks.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept risk to achieve great love and success.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What risk are you avoiding?
- What is worth risking?
Another view
Some risks can lead to irreversible harm rather than achievement.
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