Quotes About Caution

And generally let every student of nature take this as a rule: that whatever his mind seizes and dwells upon with peculiar satisfaction is to be held in suspicion, and that so much the more care is to be taken in dealing with such questions to keep the understanding even and clear.

All confidence which is not absolute and entire, is dangerous. There are few occasions but where a man ought either to say all, or conceal all; for, how little so ever you have revealed of your secret to a friend, you have already said too much if you think it not safe to make him privy to all particulars.

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

Always be careful, my boy, what you make up. Life's more full of things made up on the Spur of the Moment than most people realize. Beware of the Spur of the Moment. It may turn and rend you.

Redd shed caution like an outgrown skin.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment unless you trust enough.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough.

My mother used to say, "Fun is fun till someone loses an eye.

Trust, but verify.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough.

The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it.

When elephants choose to dance, it is the wise man who gets out of the way.

Be wise enough not to be reckless, but brave enough to take great risks.

I only want to warn you that even the best can do one harm when one isn't ripe enough in years to receive it properly.

It's a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water.

Perhaps the angels who fear to tread where fools rush in used to be fools who rushed in.

I made sure about their past before shaking hands with them. You have to be careful before you can accept a German.

When one has one's hand full of truth it is not always wise to open it.

Better the foot slip than the tongue.

have a smile for everyone you meet and a plan to kill them.

But don't get caught.

Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.

You want to change the world, Shallan. That's well and good. But be careful. The world predates you. She has seniority.