Quotes About Caution

As the saying goes, in the hanged man's home don't mention the rope.

One of the few certainties in life is that persons of certainty should certainly be avoided.

To save energy, do not go out lookin' for trouble; chances are, it will find you soon enough.

Be very suspicious if somebody says they want to make a movie of your life story.

A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.

Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men's views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United States, in the field of commerce and manufacture, are afraid of something. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.

Be suspicious, but do not believe the opposite.

Education is like a double-edged sword. It may be turned to dangerous uses if it is not properly handled.

Poison often had no taste at all, so no matter how finely honed your palate, your taste buds weren't going to save your life.

In Jerusalem, people are very cautious in the morning, out of superstition: The first words and deeds at dawn, it's said, usually shape the rest of the day.

Blind faith is not a quality to be encouraged

You're being paranoid," Vein said. "It's one of your better traits.

She shouldn't speak her thoughts; nothing good ever came of speaking your thoughts.

Recklessness, spontaneity didn't really suit her, she couldn't carry if off, the results were never what she hoped for.

religious leader." Such pride is very dangerous

Reckless talk costs lives.

La gente celebró el final del brote, pero los más informados lo celebraron con cautela. El SARS-CoV no se había ido, solo estaba escondido. Podía volver.

Me, I always stayed away from him. Where I come from they have a saying: 'The farther away you keep from the czar, the longer you stay alive.' 

I find myself thinking, "I'm not so sure this is a great idea." I find myself saying, "Great.

It's not paranoia if everyone really is out to get you.

Be prepared for the possible outcomes and use only money you could afford to lose, even if your initial speculative trades seem to be successful. Almost

If we humans are good at anything, it's thinking we've got a terrific idea and going for it without acknowledging the potential consequences or our own ignorance.

The first thing I am going to tell my successor is, don't trust the military men – even on military matters." JFK

Kennedy then warned of "the siren temptation of those with seemingly swift and easy answers on the far right and the far left." It