Quotes About Prudence

liked to call his golden rules: Never poke a rattler, never get in the path of stampeding animals, and never, ever prod a man liable to exact payment for the affront in lead.

Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.

Spare not, nor spend too much, be this thy care, Spare but to spend, and only spend to spare. Who spends too much may want, and so complain; But he spends best that spares to spend again.

We can easily become as much slaves to precaution as we can to fear. Although we can never rivet our fortune so tight as to make it impregnible, we may by our excessive prudence squeeze out of the life that we are guarding so anxiously all the adventurous quality that makes it worth living.

Never make a decision until you have to.

Take calculated risks and limit your downside.

When I take a risk, I like it to be a calculated risk, meaning I make it as small as possible.

I used to trust people easily, but now I'm a little careful because some experiences have taught me to not trust anyone blindly.

I'm always careful in generalising things.

Certain times, I'll choose my words very carefully and maybe come off a little more boring.

You don't want to play the whole game careful, but you certainly don't want to play careless.

I am not the sort of character to get carried away.

When it comes to the safety of our children, we need to take an abundance of caution.

Exercise caution, as I have advised many people.

I've never put all my eggs in one basket, and I've always been cautious.

As you get older, I suppose, you get a bit more cautious in everything you do. But I've always been blessed with self-belief.

It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any chances. You never know what could happen.

Being a cheap bastard now means so much more freedom and choices later.

I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn't need a gun, you'd better take one along that worked.

I know he hasn't a mean or petty bone in him, but one can err on the side of caution as well as rashness.

Zip it kiddo. Don't ever admit you know a thing about cooking or it'll be used against you later in life.

A closed mouth gathers no foot.

I'm not a gambling-man. I have never bet a dollar in all my life.

Nothing more unqualified the man to act with prudence than a misfortune that is attended with shame and guilt.