Quotes About Deliberation

Everything in life should be done with reflection.

Take time to be sure, but be sure not to take too much time

I left wide margins. In the left-hand one I noted any mannerisms, expressions and gestures that seemed to add something to her meaning. The right-hand margin I left blank. Later, rereading, it was here that I would enter my own thoughts, comments, questions.

Thought before action, if you have time

Those are serious questions. Let me avoid them as best I can.

The highest layer is that of reflective thought. Note that it does not have direct access either to sensory input or to the control of behavior. Instead it watches over, reflects upon, and tries to bias the behavioral level.

It's a rash man who reaches a conclusion before he gets to it.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,

of them gave those thoughts a second consideration

We see long-term planning as necessary and deliberation as a virtue, but when we decide that action is urgently needed, our tolerance for delay disappears.

before a jury. It takes time: time to

The sixteen grand jurors sat around a long, square table

But, in a case like this, it'll be nice to have twelve of our good and faithful citizens in the hot seat.

Figuring out how to think about the problem.

It is wise to consider a matter carefully before jumping in carelessly.

In life, be careful in each of your actions and use your efforts, and time carefully.

Like everybody who is not in love, he imagined that one chose the person whom one loved after endless deliberations and on the strength of various qualities and advantages.

Like everybody who is not in love, he thought one chose the person to be loved after endless deliberations and on the basis of particular qualities or advantages.

Walk around feeling like a leaf. Know you could tumble any second, then decide what to do with your time.

S-l-o-w-ness--it gave meaning to everything. It made everything royal.

Like everybody who is not in love, he imagined that one chooses the person one loves after endless deliberation and on the strength of diverse qualities and advantages.

Aedificare diu cogitare oportet. Conserere cogitare non oportet, sed facere oportet. [Building requires long thought: planting requires not thought but action.]

Ignoring isn't the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.

such calls for caution