Quotes About Caution

decision by consensus is inherently conservative.

Do not entertain the fool unless you want the joke to be on you..

I remember that I'm invisible and walk softly so as not awake the sleeping ones. Sometimes it is best not to awaken them; there are few things in the world as dangerous as sleepwalkers.

Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats.

They who talk much of destiny, their birth-star, etc., are in a lower dangerous plane, and invite the evil they fear.

Our distrust is very expensive.

Man swings between cunningness of the Mind and vulnerability of the Heart! Be Aware.

Never trust a soldier who's eager to go to war.

Obey the warning signs; don't go into the wilderness alone; and don't believe for a moment that you are better, stronger, faster, or more nimble than the natural forces around you.

We can also, more than any other species, protect ourselves from being poisoned by learning about how to avoid it. Only we can read about the dangerous plants in our gardens and woodlands, and we are the the species whose diets are most shaped by social learning. A food our mothers fed us can usually be accepted as safe and nourishing. What our friends eat without apparent harm is at least worth a try. What they avoid we would be wise to treat cautiously.

Another way to be prepared is to think negatively.

I don't trust Santa Barbara as far as I can spit. I am afraid that if I went back there, it's possible that I could be run through their system, their judicial system, and wind up in some county jail where I could be killed and I'm not gonna take that chance.

Rage is fear untethered by caution.

Ten cuidado con lo que deseas. Podrías conseguirlo.

Common sense always speaks too late. Common sense is the guy who tells you ought to have had your brakes relined last week before you smashed a front end this week. Common sense is the Monday morning quarterback who could have won the ball game if he had been on the team. But he never is. He's high up in the stands with a flask on his hip. Common sense is the little man in a gray suit who never makes a mistake in addition. But it's always somebody else's money he's adding up.

Your desire for something due to your half knowledge about it is enough for you to fall into a pit.

Take calculated risks and limit your downside.

When I take a risk, I like it to be a calculated risk, meaning I make it as small as possible.

The road can be hard on a kid if he's not careful.

I'm always very, very careful when the movies happen and where they happen.

We have to be careful in how we use this light shined on us.

My mom was always very, very careful with my mind: what I saw and didn't see.

Cliffhangers are a lot of fun, but I think they can be easily abused if you're not careful.

You have to be very careful with women friends.