Quotes About Precaution

How many times must I tell that lad never to settle himself with his back to a door?

Doesn't take much sense to know you shouldn't live in a place if you have to carry a gun.

Tedbirler al, ama onlar?n gölgesinde yaÅŸama.

Do not give someone a stick with which to beat you.

I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to avoid catching cold, and then had the windows widely opened. This proceeding caused some astonishment and alarm at first; for the Americans generally have a dread of cold air.

You lock your windows before you leave. You put on an alarm if you live in the country because you know that there are bad people out there. Well, in this Internet age, you know that there are bad people out there. And no matter what you do, those bad people are going to get into your house.

Prophesy as much as you like, but always hedge. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1861

insurance against everything such as being trampled on by a herd of elephants, stung by a swarm of bees, injured by a meteorite falling out of the sky or death from contracting beriberi.

Going into business without a business plan is like going on a mountain trek without a map or GPS support – you'll eventually get lost and starve!

once you have lifted your foot, do not be in a hurry to put it down again: who can tell what menacing nest of vipers you might step on.

As a precaution, Ruth had also gnawed over the worst possibilities—brain tumor, Alzheimer's, stroke—believing this would ensure that it was not these things. History had always proven that she worried for nothing.

Always carry a large flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and further, always carry a small snake.

And you know what they say. Always carry a large flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and further, always carry a small snake.

Couldn't he have checked his shoelaces BEFORE entering a dark, super-creepy cave?

He had taken the precaution of closing the inside shutters of the only window, and his staff, though it leaned lightly on the door, was capable of keeping out anyone who did not want to smash his way in with an ax.

there were a lot of people out there who had no right to be carrying even a sharpened pencil, never mind a loaded weapon.

We do need to plan ahead, don't we, in life? I have spare tire on my car. I also have life insurance. I have a lot of things that I plan ahead for.

Remember kids, I have life insurance.

Always, in all circumstances, wear comfortable shoes. You never know when you may have to run for your life.

Dr. Frank Daschner once infuriated his colleagues by declaring: "You can sit on any toilet seat without the least risk, but don't, whatever you do, shake hands with your doctor

a world where Murphy's Law reigned, be prepared for all contingencies at all times.

It's not a great idea to have the lead on an investigation under the control of a crazy spook. She's armed, for Christ's sake. I'd appreciate a little warning.

I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.

One must not put a loaded rifle on the stage if no one is thinking of firing it.