Quotes About Deliberation

As you get older, you mellow, but there's a natural propensity to watch what you say, 'cause you learn that you want more time and space to craft what you want to say because you're less likely to want to say impetuous things, or things that aren't thought-out properly.

I don't want to make waves, you see, and that means I had better know what's the pond before I go jumping in.

Plans act as a forcing function against all kinds of stupidity because they demand that important issues be resolved while there is time to consider other options. As Abraham Lincoln said, "If I had six hours to cut down a tree, I'd spend four hours sharpening the axe," which I take to mean that smart preparation minimizes work.

In haste, mistakes cascade. With deliberation, mistakes instruct."[

What I learned is that policymakers have to force consideration of actions that may not have occurred to them at the time.

He is greatly honored by the time we take to weigh with mature deliberation matters having to do with his service, as are all those with which we deal.

I think you've got to take your time and make sure you're making choices that are smart for you.

On the inquest it was shown that Buck Fanshaw, in the delirium of a wasting typhoid fever, had taken arsenic, shot himself through the body, cut his throat, and jumped out of a four-story window and broken his neck—and after due deliberation, the jury, sad and tearful, but with intelligence unblinded by its sorrow, brought in a verdict of death by the visitation of God. What could the world do without juries?

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Festina lente. Make haste slowly.

El miedo tiende con demasiada frecuencia a bloquear la deliberación racional, envenena la esperanza e impide la cooperación constructiva en pos de un futuro mejor.

Far-sighted, rational deliberation usually comes out in favour of one decision, while immediate inclination comes out for the other. As long as we have to be passive, the balance seems tilted in favour of reason; but we can see in advance how strongly we will be pulled by the other side when the opportunity for acting arises.

to be superior (überlegen) to others in real life, the indispensable condition is to be thoughtful and deliberate (überlegt), in other words, to set to work in accordance with concepts.

She considered my request for a moment.

she thought to herself.

He paused to consider.

Make a list of pros and cons and allow it to marinate for a few days. Gradually jettison the entries that equal each other—canceling out multiple arguments that amount to a single one in weight—and endorse the column in which a balance remains.

You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas.

Scrutinise three times; act once. Young people don't always grasp this. Being slow and faultless is better than being quick and final.

Nestor considered awhile before speaking, a habit of his that irked many but which guaranteed that nothing foolish ever came from his mouth.

Thoroughly Thought Through

Good books are for consideration after, too.

Think before you speak. Question before you judge. Examine before you decide.

who was never seen drunk, a man whose power rested in quiet confidence and calm deliberation