Quotes About Caution

A man could spend the rest of his life trying to remember what he shouldn't have said.

A man who lifts his chin in pride will fail to see the chasm at his feet.

Science is one thing, wisdom is another. Science is an edged tool, with which men play like children, and cut their own fingers.

Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives a fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify.

It is only theory that makes men completely incautious.

Wise men say, only fools rush in. Wise men are so slow.

Once one becomes a man, he can and must make his own decisions. But I do offer warning. Even a good thing can become destructive if taken to excess.

Timidity is the root of prudence in the majority of men.

In judgement be ye not too confident, Even as a man who will appraise his corn When standing in a field, ere it is ripe.

Tell a man something is bad, and he's not at all sure he wants to give it up. Describe it as stupid, and he knows it's the better part of caution to listen.

Had I managed to fall into some sort of carnivorous plant? Yeah, bleed on the man-eating plant. Always a good plan.

Beware of the man who rises to power from one suspender.

Distrust that man who tells you to distrust.

Beware of the man who denounces psychiatrists; / he is afraid.

It is good discretion not make too much of any man at the first; because one cannot hold out that proportion.

Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the people.

An old man concludeth from his knowing mankind that they know him too, and that maketh him very wary.

Caution always, but when a man acts he should act suddenly and with decision.

One should leave the piano when Oscar comes in. This man is dangerous.

Let every man look before he leaps.

Tis ill talking of halters in the house of a man that was hanged.

Never put anything on paper, my boy, and never trust a man with a small black moustache.

Never, never tell jokes about a man with easy access to weapons of mass destruction.

The wise man guards against the future as if it were the present.