Famous Risk Reward Quotes & Sayings

That was the trouble with working the doors, too many crybabies; you were always in a 'no win' situation. — Stephen Richards

Lincoln found himself in a stifling courtroom one hot summer day, pleading his client's case. The opposing lawyer, in a concession to the oppressive heat, took off his coat and vest as the debate went on. The man's shirt had its buttons in the back, a style which was unusual even then. Lincoln looked at his opponent and sized up the man's apparel. Knowing that the rural jury disliked pretension of any kind, or any attempt to show superior social rank, he said: "Gentlemen of the jury, having justice on my side, I don't think you will be at all influenced by the gentleman's pretended knowledge of the law, when you see he does not even know which side of his shirt should be in front." The jury burst into laughter, and Lincoln won the case. — Rriiver Nyile

Woods disguised as woods alive without end, and above them birds in flight play birds in flight. — Wislawa Szymborska

Time is wealth, and the Gita says the Great Annihilator annihilates those who waste time. — Mahatma Gandhi

And a respectable man must be a coward and a slave not only at the present time, owing to some accidental circumstances, but generally in all periods of time. That's a law of nature for all respectable people on earth. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The rose and thorn, the treasure and dragon, joy and sorrow, all mingle into one. — Saadi

The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money. — Mark Twain