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Quotes About Caution

People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can't be attacked.
~ Anna Deavere Smith
We should test prudently; not profligately.
~ Andy Hargreaves
We live in age of prudence. The leaders of the people now generally follow.
~ Benjamin Disraeli
Mistakes are inevitable in aviation, especially when one is still learning new things. The trick is to not make the mistake that will kill you.
~ Stephen Coonts
Advertising is like learning - a little is a dangerous thing.
~ P. T. Barnum
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to instruct, even our friends.
~ Charles Caleb Colton
I didn't even dream it would be so good. But I would never let my children come close to the thing.
~ Vladimir K. Zworykin
A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold.
~ George Bernard Shaw
Thought, unassisted by learning, is dangerous.
~ Confucius
A little learning is a dangerous thing Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring Their shallow draughts intoxicate the brain And drinking largely sobers us again.
~ Alexander Pope
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
~ Abraham Lincoln
There are things you don't do in life. You don't tug on superman's cape.
~ Roman Reigns
A good rule to remember for life is that when it comes to plastic surgery and sushi, never be attracted by a bargain.
~ Graham Norton
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
~ Benjamin Franklin
surely by now you realize that you can't trust anyone. But why not take a chance?' *
~ Jeff Vandermeer
They moved carefully, as though their bodies were brittle glasses – glasses without bottom – waiting to be shattered
~ Jeff Vandermeer
Don't do anything stupid.
~ Jeffery R. Holland
With any major decision there are cautions and considerations to make, but once there has been illumination, beware the temptation to retreat from a good thing. If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it is right now.
~ Jeffrey R. Holland
Being discreet has never been your strong suit.
~ Jen Calonita
Thank you, Obvious Warning Labels. Without you I might have stuck my kid in a washing machine, lit a match near an open gas line, used my hair dryer while sleeping, or, God forbid, not realized eggs may contain—wait for it—eggs. I have no idea how I ever function without you. (I almost ingested the contents of a lava lamp just yesterday, but your label made another quick save. God bless.)
~ Jen Hatmaker
take cover North America, I am attracted to someone.
~ Jeni Olin
If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible warning." -Gwen Goodnight
~ Jennifer Crusie
If you can't be a good example, then be a terrible warning.
~ Jennifer Crusie
There were times when I lifted my face to the sky, stretched my arms wide to the winter night, and laughed out loud, so happy was I. The memory of it makes me laugh now, but not from happiness. Be careful what you show the world. You never know when the wolf is watching.
~ Jennifer Donnelly