Quotes About Caution

The man of conservative temperament believes that a known good is not lightly to be surrendered for an unknown better.

If you see a man approaching with the obvious intent of doing you good, run for your life. Consider pleasures as they depart, not as they come.

It's a wise man who profits by his own experience, but it's a good deal wiser one who lets the rattlesnake bite the other fellow.

Beware of men bearing flowers.

The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.

A sucker don't ever catch on. A smart man don't ever sleep. He's got to keep ducking the traps.

Don't accept rides from strange men, and remember that all men are strange.

A man coined to superlative must expect that his every statement will be taken with some caution

Stand not too near the rich man lest he destroy thee - and not too far away lest he forget thee.

When you just wing it, you are aware of the risk and the uncertainty, and inclined to be more cautious. When you have a high-tech tool giving you an illusion of omniscience, I am concerned that it will lead to greater risk-taking. LYONS:

For members of the general public might not care about Wolf-Rayet stars in the Quintuplet Cluster, but they definitely saw why having hot rocks fall on one's head was a good thing to avoid.

Hmmm.... supposing is a dangerous practice

Is dangerous, I know, to take ride from strangers. With assault rifle in backpack, not so dangerous.

Put … the troll … down … and slowly back away.

The constant dangers of sudden electrocution from above or drowning in liquid shit below keep him looking up and down as well as side-to-side.

trying to figure out what's "best" for you, your choices will be cautious, your decisions will take forever, and your journey will be launched on a sea of expectations. If you are not careful, you will drown in your expectations.

At least I'm giving someone an example not to follow.

Sexual choice, however, is one of the only areas where women are indisputably in control. It's not until they've made a choice, and submitted to it, that the relationship is inverted—and the man is generally back in a position of power over her. Perhaps that is why women, to the frustration of men everywhere, are so cautious about saying yes. In

The surest way to get your head blown off is to have it up your ass.

The trooper said to her, "You he careful, now.

These types of books usually tried to be a little PC and pull some punches when discussing the questionable locales their readers had chosen to travel to. Mogadishu has a rich and vibrant cultural heritage, but do your best to never leave your hotel.

Old guys have seen too much, and they trust no one.

Better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it.

If she'd been one of the crew on the Titanic, she'd have made everyone sign for the life jackets.