Quotes About Caution

He reacts slowly to every kind of stimulus, with that slowness which a protracted caution and a willed pride have bred in him – he tests an approaching stimulus, he is far from going out to meet it. He believes in neither 'misfortune' nor in 'guilt': he knows how to forget – he is strong enough for everything to have to turn out for the best for him. Very well, I am the opposite of a décadent: for I have just described myself.

Take care not to spit against the wind!

Don't follow it, I say. It leads only to squidgy death.

Sooner give a cobra a kiss, than a secret to a woman.

A word of caution, then, is necessary when a statement is made by a scientist turned philosopher, just as a word of caution is necessary when a statement is made by a philosopher turned scientist, or an automobile manufacturer turned historian, or an oil man turned authority on church unity. This does not mean to imply that all the wrong is on the side of the scientists. Very often philosophers and theologians commit the same fallacy by passing premature judgments in the conclusions of science.

What would I hold on to up there? His great ears? What if I fell and pulled an ear off with me, or grabbed his silver pendant and swung from his neck like a bell clapper? "No, thank you.

Danger, a quest, three figures. They are close to you, but they are not your friends." She let my hand go. "Beware of them!

It is one thing to err on the side of caution. Equally, Test wins have to be earned. They are seldom handed to you on a plate.

Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

Look twice before you leap.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.

There's a number of places I've wanted to go but it's been determined too risky or that I'm relatively well-known, and therefore it might not be wise for me to pop up in this place.

One should proceed with caution. We may simply not be wise enough to do some of the kinds of engineering things that people are talking about doing.

Do I have political heroes? Probably not wise to.

It's a wise thing to hold back.

By now all rock bands are wise enough to be suspicious of music industry scum.

A wise woman keeps her hands firmly in her pockets and does not accidentally unzip anything, including her mouth.

I think it's always wise to be concerned about any of the characters in 'Star Wars,' right?

Rushing to war is not a wise course of action.

This is a business. Be smart. Choose wisely.

The supporters now, the bureaucrats of science, do not wish to take any risks. So in order to get it supported, they want to know from the start that it will work.

All great sci-fi is: Be careful what you wish for.