185．切莫孤注一掷赌名声

切莫孤注一掷赌名声。若此举失败，损失则难以弥补。出现一次失败很常见，尤其是初次尝试，更易失败。环境不会总是有利的，所以有人说：连狗都有好运当头的一天。总要给自己预留再试的余地，无论第一次是否成功，都能有益于第二次。你总会有更好的方法和更多的资源可供采用。事情成功与否仰仗各种机缘，这正是成就感如此难得的原因所在。

185．Never stake your credit on a single cast

Never stake your credit on a single cast; for if it miscarries the damage is irreparable. It may easy happen that a man should fail once, especially at first: circumstances are not always favourable, hence they say, "Every dog has his day." Always connect your second attempt with your first: whether it succeeds or fails, the first will redeem the second. Always have resort to better means and appeal to more resources. Things depend on all sorts of chances. That is why the satisfaction of success is so rare.