To venture an opinion is like ...

To venture an opinion is like moving a piece at chess: it may be taken, but it forms the beginning of a game that is won.
To venture an opinion is like moving a piece at chess: it may be taken, but it forms the beginning of a game that is won.

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Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.
The really unhappy person is the one who leaves undone what they can do, and starts doing what they don't understand; no wonder they come to grief.
What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.