Quotes About Caution

The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.

Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.

The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid.

Beware of the flight of Blessings, For nothing that runs away is returned.

It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket.

Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.

Prudence is the footprint of Wisdom.

Be careful what you swallow. Chew!

Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare.

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.

If you're going to hit a car, try to be sure that it's not a cop car

Quien sabe? Not me. The older I get the less I sabe, the less wisdom, maturity and caution I have.

How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution but of fear.

Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.

Better to learn wisdom from other people's misfortunes than from your own.

I don't think I really have any wisdom. Stay out of trouble. Good luck. Stay away from women because they will burn you, haha.

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

Wealth is commonplace but wisdom is rare. I beg you to remember that wealth without wisdom can often end in disaster.

For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be careful indeed what we say.