It is better to be safe and not take risks. How far is this true?

This is not true to a large extent. People who feel that safe is better will never realise what taking risks will bring them. In life, many things involve taking risks. For example, a business will have to take risks from time to time; be it introducing new products or going on a joint business venture with another company which may ultimately end in success or failure. In the end, taking risks might sometimes produce what is deemed impossible.