Testing the Depth of the River With Both Feet

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Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell. – Frank Borman

In all human affairs, the odds are always six to five against. – Damon Runyon

You can only become a winner if you are willing to walk over the edge. – Ronald E. McNair

I never gamble. – John Pierpont Morgan

Nine gamblers could not feed a single rooster. – Yugoslavian proverb

We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success; we often discover what we will do by finding out what we will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. – Samuel Smiles

No one tests the depth of the river with both feet. – Ashanti proverb

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Discover What Your Enemy Fears Most

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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. – John F. Kennedy

Always forgive your enemies – nothing annoys them so much. – Oscar Wilde

Competition, you know, is a lot like chastity. It is widely praised, but alas, too little practiced. – Carol Tucker

Live together like brothers and do business like strangers. – Arabic proverb

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you. – Eric Hoffer

The race may not be to the swift nor the victory to the strong, but that’s how you bet. – Damon Runyon

Don’t wrestle with pigs; you get dirty and they enjoy it. – anonymous

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