"Take risks: If you win, you will be happy; if you…

“Take risks: If you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise” is a motivational saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1999 and is of unknown authorship.

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life is short: take risks
if you win, you’ll be happy
if you lose, you’ll be wise
(anonymous)

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life is short: take risks
if you win, you’ll be happy
if you lose, you’ll be wise
(anonymous)

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Mind Your Own Bizniche!
By Mary Squire
San Jose, CA: Writers Club Press, an imprint of iUniverse
2002
Pg. 47:
Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.
Author Unknown

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Quote Unquote (A Handbook of Quotations)
By M.P. Singh
New Delhi: Lotus Press
2006
Pg. 241:
“Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” — Anon

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Science, Religion & Spirituality
By Sukhraj S. Dhillon
Baltimore, MD: Publish America
2007
Pg. 45:
Take risks: If you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise. —Anonymous

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Home Sweet Home:
101 Stories about Hearth, Happiness, and Hard Work
By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Amy Newmark
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster
2014
Pg. 44:
Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise. ~Author Unknown