Quotes About Vigilance

In time of war, if you go through a bad neighborhood, I don't want a little French poodle, I want a Rottweiler on my hands.

There has been a most Providential Guidance which the want of prudence, vigilance, or judgement has not impeded, and it is here that we can most clearly see the designs of God.

Trust no one at your back unless you want them to bury a knife in it.' (Syn)

Routine wears down vigilance.

If ya let hornets rest in yer outhouse, it's hard t'get pissed when they buzz down and sting yer ass.

Better to wait actively than passively.

He who waits for the sword to fall upon his neck will surely lose his head.

The first rule about the low hanging fruit principle is to always watch out for low hanging branches, they're the ones to take it away from you.

Some people say you should watch a man's feet to see if he's ready to swing a punch, I say watch his fucking eyes!

I had not learned anything about Huntley that would have alerted me to what he was. I had no reason, as an 11-year-old girl, to be wary of him. No one said, 'This guy likes to have sex with young girls.

Many eyes are watching you, and many hearts are wary of your presence

carefully check my receipts before I leave the store. In the last six trips, I've found errors on four occasions. This meant that I received the mischarged item for

That said, forewarned is forearmed,

Ah, you poor fools, walking so tall and haughty with your guns and your sticks and your wide belts full of gear like the second coming of Batman, sitting in your little cars full of mechanized fear as you reach for your little radios at the first sign of anything more worrisome than a jaywalker.

I felt ready for anything, as long as it wasn't too threatening.

Beware the ridiculous. It will one day rule you.

Indolence is the sleep of the mind.

Inter Services Intelligence-aided sleeper modules within the country are more dangerous than a nuclear bomb.

I never liked sleeping; I always think I am missing something.

I know if I rest, I'll slide downhill fast.

I never take anything for granted. I may slip any minute.

If it's a slow race you have to be on your guard. You have to be patient, but I prefer that.

God's eye does not slumber. He knows every sin that is hidden from mortal eye.

It's not smart to get caught without a gun.