{"id":8729,"date":"2010-05-01T20:58:56","date_gmt":"2010-05-02T01:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artofmanliness.com\/?p=8729"},"modified":"2021-06-03T10:02:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T15:02:40","slug":"manvotional-to-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/manvotional-to-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Manvotional: To Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8730 size-full\" title=\"Attempt\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2010\/02\/Attempt.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage man riding bicycle in ground.\" width=\"302\" height=\"235\"\/>To Risk<\/h3>\n<p>To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.<br \/>\nTo weep is to risk appearing sentimental.<br \/>\nTo reach out is to risk involvement,<br \/>\nTo expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.<br \/>\nTo place your ideas and<br \/>\ndreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.<br \/>\nTo love is to risk not being loved in return,<br \/>\nTo live is to risk dying,<br \/>\nTo hope is to risk despair,<br \/>\nTo try is to risk failure.<br \/>\nBut risks must be taken because<br \/>\nthe greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.<br \/>\nThe person who risks nothing, does nothing,<br \/>\nhas nothing, is nothing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)<\/p>\n<p><em>Hat tip to Scott Brenner for this Manvotional selection.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To Risk To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. 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