To venture an opinion is like moving a piece at chess: it may be taken, but it forms the beginning of a game that is won.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2015). “Maxims and Reflections”, p.72, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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To venture an opinion is like moving a piece at chess: it may be taken, but it forms the beginning of a game that is won.