Who said “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”?

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T. S. Eliot. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourcePreface to Transit of Venus: Poems by Harry Crosby (1931)

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“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
— T. S. Eliot
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Eliot, T. S. (n.d.). Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36207-only-those-who-will-risk-going-too-far/

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Eliot, T. S. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36207-only-those-who-will-risk-going-too-far/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Eliot, T. S. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36207-only-those-who-will-risk-going-too-far/.

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