Quotes About Caution

tripwires allow us the certainty of committing to a course of action, even a risky one, while minimizing the costs of overconfidence.

I only ask that we think carefully before we act. Let us not, in our anger, do something we will regret later. It is easy to start a bonfire, hard to put it out.

Trust No One.

There are countries of the world, and regions of one's own mind, where it is unwise to travel.

How to explain... that the warning signs were so slight ? That disaster, when it is quite sure of its own strength, will announce itself by hardly moving its lips?

Beware of ANY vision at all in which you personally have been singled out to play a lead role in the redoing of all human history. You haven't.

and although he doubted they would try anything that drastic again,

The grass on the other side of the hill may well be greener, but you should always check that there isn't something with teeth and claws crouching in it.

But what if it's a trap?' she repeated. Joe gave her a hard stare.'Of course it's a fucking trap,' he said.

Repeat the experiment?" Nina echoed. "We almost got ourselves killed today. If you want to repeat that, you can count me out.

Are you sure that's wise?" she asked. "I mean, the last time you opened this gate, you let a killer stroll right in to our world. What if it happens again?

Information that might be useful—or at least good to know before we open the way again. Forewarned is forearmed.

When success comes, people can try to trick you or take advantage of you.

We must not look at goblin men, We must not buy their fruits: Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry thirsty roots?

Evening by evening Among the Brookside rushes, Laura bow'd her head to hear, Lizzie veil'd her blushes: Crouching close together In the cooling weather, With clasping arms and cautioning lips, With tingling cheeks and fingertips. "lie close," Laura said, Pricking up her golden head: "We must not look at Goblin men, We must not buy their fruits: who knows upon the soil they fed Their hungry thirsty roots?" "Come buy," call the Goblins Hobbling down the glen

We must not look at goblin men

You're the kind of man my mother warned me about.

Let me share what I've learned about Thai politics. Keep a distance from those doing a victory dance in the end zone unless you understand their game, how it's scored and how many players each side has. If you can't figure out the rules of the game, you won't know when the game has started and when it's over. Don't put a bet on a game you don't understand.

Have you ever watched a deer walking out from cover? They step, stop, and stay, motionless, nose to the air, looking and smelling. A nervous twitch might run down their flanks. And then, reassured that all is safe, they ankle their way out of the brush to graze.

And other times—too often, maybe—I don't dare have an opinion in case it upsets anyone.

Never trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near.

Never trust a husband too far or a bachelor too near.

I know a guy who had his nose broken in two places. He ought to stay out of those places.

If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late.