To laugh is to risk being a fool ,
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental；
To reach out to another is to risk involvement，
To express feelings is to risk exposing your true self;
To place your ideals, your dreams
Before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return,
To live is to risk dying;
To hope is to risk despair,
To try is to risk failing.
The person who risks nothing does nothing,
Has nothing and is nothing

嘲笑别人会显得傻冒，
落眼泪又像多愁善感；
接近别人也许会陷进去，
诉说心事可能暴露真我；
向众人展示的理想也许只是梦想
爱也许得不到回报，
生面临死的威胁；
希望要面对失望，
一切努力都有可能失败。
但什么险都不冒、什么事都不做的人，
必将一无所有，一事无成。