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Quotes About Caution

Be careful in the company of monsters that you don't become one.
~ Cindy Gerard
Ourika, beware; sometimes reserve leads to duplicity.
~ Unknown
Don't trust anyone. That's what the cards are warning you, Jenna. Everyone is lying
~ Unknown
believed in honour but in instinct too, in impulsiveness and defiance and throwing caution to the wind. She would never have wanted him to choose convention over the call of his own heart.
~ Unknown
Its programs aren't labeled, "Danger—medical computer. Do not tamper
~ Clifford Stoll
You can never trust a spy. Even your own.
~ Clifford Thurlow
Do not just jump into the water when you cannot clearly see everything beneath the surface. Eyes are easily deceived what instinct can only sense.
~ Unknown
You can play in the pond all the time that you want. Just make sure you are not in a pit.
~ Unknown
Being brave is good. Recklessness sometimes occur when you dare too much. A wise person doesn't have to be brave all the time.
~ Unknown
Listen, punk. To me you're nothin' but dogshit, you understand? And a lot of things can happen to dogshit. It can be scraped up with a shovel off the ground. It can dry up and blow away in the wind. Or it can be stepped on and squashed. So take my advice and be careful where the dog shits ya!
~ Clint Eastwood
Men ought to treat with caution those that clarify the deed by seeing deep into the thought that lies behind it.
~ Clive James
But we should be cautious when we spot comfort creeping into the historic memory: if it climbs the wall like a stain, it could be a sign that the truth is being drowned.
~ Clive James
Never take a risk out of pride, impatience, or a desire to get it over with.
~ Herb Cohen
Treat God like a dangerous loony - keep him calm and stay on his good side.
~ Herb Gardner
[D]on't grow old. With age comes caution, which is another name for cowardice.... Whatever else you do in life, don't cultivate a conscience. Without a conscience a man may never be said to grow old. This is an age of very old young men.
~ Herbert Beerbohm Tree
I do not think I have any uncharitable prejudice against the rattlesnake, still, I should not like to be one.
~ Herman Melville
Haste in every business brings failures.
~ Herodotus
Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you she is after your barn.
~ Hesiod
Do not let any sweet-talking woman beguile your good sense with the fascination of her shape. It's your barn she's after.
~ Hesiod
For every time she shouted "Fire!"They only answered "Little liar!"And therefore when her aunt returned,Matilda, and the house, were burned.
~ Hilaire Belloc
Or a pigeon, or a rat, or . . . I always double-check the leash.
~ Hilari Bell
His councillors caution, 'No haste, Majesty. As soon as you choose, you forfeit advantage. You can marry only once.' 'Can he?' Fitwilliam mutters. 'This is Henry we're talking about.
~ Hilary Mantel
The wise councillor must always prepare for his fall.
~ Hilary Mantel
Do you know why they say, 'There's no smoke without fire?' It's not just to give encouragement to people who like fires.
~ Hilary Mantel