Quotes About Caution

Be very careful of anything that looks too good to be true. Because if it looks too good to be true, that's probably because that's exactly what it is!

Caution was always required when you looked under a bed—anybody's bed, even your own.

Mushroom people are fond of saying, 'There are old mycologists and there are bold mycologists, but there are no old, bold mycologists.' 

My old friend," he began, "is down below, his face we'll see no more, for what he thought was H2O was H2SO4

Mma Makutsi was unconvinced. "Where there is smoke there's fire, Mma. I have always said that." Mma Ramotswe could not let that pass. "But what does Clovis Andersen say in The Principles of Private Detection, Mma? Does he not say that you must be very careful to decide where the smoke is coming from? Smoke can drift, Mma. Those were his exact words, I think.

Any extreme political creed brought only darkness in the long run; it lit up nothing. The best politics were those of caution, tolerance and moderation, Angus maintained, but such politics were, alas, also very dull, and certainly moved nobody to poetry.

hold with gloves of porcupine-skin?

Haste is a poor counselor

Is the world filled with tigers and crocodiles?" "Yes; and remember that two-legged tigers and crocodiles are more dangerous than the others." "Never

I swear, you are frightening me! said Dantes. Is the world full of tigers and crocodiles then? Yes, except that the tigers and crocodiles with two legs are more dangerous than the rest.

The most valuable sense of humor is the kind that enables a person to see instantly what it isn't safe to laugh at

To the wise, a prick on the finger avoids a hole in the heart.

You, little Dragon Keeper, are important in Wulder's plan. I would give you wisdom if it were like a gem to be plucked from one of my crowns. But I can only whisper caution. I can only say, 'Be still when dark clouds threaten. Listen for the word of Wulder.

Beware [of] the fury of a patient man.

Share too much and someone can hurt you.

Proverbs 21:23: "Watch your words and hold your tongue; you'll save yourself a lot of grief" (MSG).

A good programmer is someone who always looks both ways before crossing a one-way street.

Arthur Dent: What happens if I press this button? Ford Prefect: I wouldn't- Arthur Dent: Oh. Ford Prefect: What happened? Arthur Dent: A sign lit up, saying 'Please do not press this button again.

A learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.

Better to be prepared and not need to be, than not be prepared and regret it.

Being extra cautious is just part of the covert operative instruction manual." "Good," said Allie. "Caution is just the quality I'm looking for in the man handling my personal security." The commander laughed. "I'm even willing to sleep in the same bed with you for added protection. Now that's going the extra mile.

translated into English as Icarus Fallen, she suggested that the condition of modern European man was the condition that Icarus would have been in had he survived the fall.

voicepipe. And it was about midnight, a warning in itself.

Careful, Edmund," I said. "She eats guys for breakfast." "Should I pour milk on meself?" Edmund asked me, and grinned.