Quotes About Caution

Words like that can cost a man his head.

How many fools have looked forward to the adventure that killed them.

When you're testing to see how deep water is, never use two feet.

You can get in way more trouble with a good idea than a bad idea, because you forget that the good idea has limits.

Experience has taught me never to trust a policeman. Just when you think one's all right, he turns legit.

People who look like human beings are not human beings. Strange people are amongst us. We must be careful. Our lives are changing. Our gods are silent. Our ancestors are silent. A great something is going to come from the sky and change the face of the earth.

I was acutely aware that any slip would be echoed and amplified, so I limited my participation to delivering my prepared remarks.

In my own speech the next morning, August 31, I had to walk a fine line.

I was warned not to comment in public on policy issues or to speak to the press.

We were also careful not to advise Lewis on the disclosures to his shareholders about Merrill's losses,

didn't seem wise.

At Greenspan's urging, we decided to wait before considering further action.

The Bear Stearns rescue was followed by a period of relative calm, but we remained wary.

I should warn you—he's not at all respectful of you," she wrote. I suspected that was an understatement.

Dudley was initially skeptical.

despite experts' warnings about the economic consequences. Likewise,

It's good to trust others but, not to do so is much better.

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

You cannot pluck roses without fear of thorns, Nor enjoy a fair wife without danger of horns

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a wig, and a wife

He that's secure is not safe.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.