Famous quotes containing the words absolute, risk and/or aversion:
“A man in the view of absolute goodness, adores, with total humility. Every step downward, is a step upward. The man who renounces himself, comes to himself.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“A monarch must sometimes rule even himself: he who wants everything must risk very little.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“My aversion from music rests on political grounds.”
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955)