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Quotes About Caution

You can," I said. "But you have always been cautious, Father. You know I have stood against Athena. I have walked in the blackest deeps. You cannot guess what spells I have cast, what poisons I have gathered to protect myself against you, how your power may rebound upon your head. Who knows what is in me? Will you find out?
~ Madeline Miller
I hope you will choose better ahead. You have always trusted too easily.
~ Madeline Miller
I wanted to seize her by the shoulders. Whatever you do, I wanted to say, do not be too happy. It will bring down fire on your head.
~ Madeline Miller
Whatever you do, I wanted to say, do not be too happy. It will bring fire down on your head.
~ Madeline Miller
I had a little pride, as I have said, and that was good. More would have been fatal.
~ Madeline Miller
I stopped watching for ridicule, the scorpion's tail hidden in his words.
~ Madeline Miller
Ve con cuidado —me instó. —Lo haré.
~ Madeline Miller
I watched him hang on the other man's words. He is too trusting. But I would not be the raven on his shoulder all the time, predicting gloom.
~ Madeline Miller
Ladies who play with fire must remember that smoke gets in their eyes.
~ Mae West
Who can I trust? You have to invest in somebody and chances are you're probably going to invest in somebody who's going to deceive you. I've been conned a couple of times, but now I'm a little more savvy.
~ Maggie Gyllenhaal
It seems to me crucial — even ethically crucial — to treat with caution any rhetoric that purports to have all ethical goodness on its side.
~ Maggie Nelson
Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.
~ Malayan proverb
Urich sensed the caution in her, the elusiveness he had falsely spoken of to Raven was now there. There, in her reserved greeting. There, in the avoidance of her eyes to his.
~ Unknown
Cuidado, o coração acaba por se rasgar quando o puxamos demais.
~ Marc Levy
A solid rule when you are playing other people is you do not win big and immediately walk away.
~ Marc MacYoung
Not blind opposition to progress,but opposition to blind progress...
~ John Muir
The anonymous1 author wrote, "Wherefore play the game of life warily, for your opponent is full of subtlety, and take abundant thought over your moves, for the stake is your soul.
~ John Ortberg Jr.
Just remember, Miller growled, over the radio. Once you ignite the fuse, Mister Satchel Charge is not your friend.
~ John Ringo
Though wickedly aware of his surroundings, he didn't look around; looking around attracted the eye. People who saw him would ask themselves, "Why's that guy looking around like that?" He'd learned not to do it.
~ John Sandford
Schiffer recoiled: "Oh, Jesus Christ, Taryn, don't give me a heart attack," she said, clutching at her chest. "Remember: no sense of humor. How many times do I have to tell you that: No sense of humor. Humor can get you in all kinds of shit and we've got this won, if we don't get funny.
~ John Sandford
Everyone should have a hippie painter anarchist in their lives. It's the guys in silvered aviators with guns that you've got to be wary of.
~ John Sandford
Would you trust a bomb to a company called 'Oops'?
~ John Sandford
Don't get your honey where you get your money
~ John Sandford
When it comes to being around women, I wouldn't trust that guy further than I could spit a Norwegian rat," Lucas had grumbled.
~ John Sandford