It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great fortune, and when you have it, it requires ten times as much skill to keep it.


The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: The conduct of life (ed. 1859)

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great fortune, and when you have it, it requires ten times as much skill...

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great fortune, and when you have it, it requires ten times as much skill...

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great fortune, and when you have it, it requires ten times as much skill...

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great fortune, and when you have it, it requires ten times as much skill...