Quotes About Caution

we are more inclined to mistake a shadow for a burglar than a burglar for a shadow. A false positive might be a waste of time. A false negative could be fatal.

Beware of finding what you're looking for. [ A favorite aphorism he often used .]

Anyone who builds satellites we can't shoot down needs to be taken seriously and, if they ever come back for their hardware, be approached with caution. That's not religion, it's common sense. Quellcrist Falconer Metaphysics for Revolutionaries

Once bitten, twice shy; twice bitten, forever shy.

But if you're very clever, I think there's something that can unhinge you if you're not careful.

Beware of dreams," Elizabeth Finch replied. "Also, as a general rule, beware of what most people aspire to.

But if you're very clever, I think there's something that can unhinge you if you're not careful.

Happiness is like the pox. Catch it too soon, and it wrecks your constitution

Bet kai esi labai protingas, tai, manau, kas nors gali išmušti tave iš v?ži?, jeigu nepasisaugosi

All the world knows it is better to be gullible than suspicious.

Love is like a loaded musket," he mused. "And yet it's available to everyone. It's always . . ." He mimed thrusting out a gun. "'Here you are! Try not to kill yourself or others with it.' They oughtn't allow young people near it.

There is no place here for softness. Let folk in too close and you offer them up as weapons for your own destruction.

The gung-ho spirit overrode caution, as ignorance triumphed over reason.

So he's harmless, then." "I wouldn't say that, exactly." "No?" "I would n't slip up behind him with a knife, for he might retaliate." Michael shrugged. "But that's to be expected. He kills only when necessary." Mary covered her face with her hands and moaned.

Don't be so openminded your brain falls out.

A closed mouth gathers no foot.

Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day.

Even on Abigail's wedding day, Beatrice had told her daughter to be careful, that men were selfish creatures at their core, and there were only a handful of them who managed to overcome that natural inclination.

Wisely and slow. They stumble that ran fast. — William Shakespeare

Just because something bad had happened to her doesn't mean it won't happen again.

A fool too late bewares when all the peril is past.

One could lose everything in the blink of an eye, the slip of a foot. "One must avoid dark thoughts at all costs.

Take caution in your tone, commander. I'm a fair man, but this -- heat is making me absolutely crazy.

I'm not a gambling-man. I have never bet a dollar in all my life.