Caution Quotes

Never slap a man who is chewing tobacco.

I should be suspicious of what I want.

Little boats should keep near shore

We should on all Occasions avoid a general Action, or put anything to the Risque, unless compelled by a necessity, into which we ought never to be drawn.

Never open a can of worms unless you plan to go fishing.

The superior person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen.

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.

If you see a man approaching with the obvious intent of doing you good, run for your life.Consider pleasures as they depart, not as they come.

Avoid people with gold teeth who want to play cards

Sit, be still, and listen, because you're drunk and we're at the edge of the roof.

The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.

Don't do business with anyone who has a history of suing people.

The less you trust others, the less you will be deceived.

There is every reason for being cautious about founding new universities till India has digested Her newly acquired freedom.

We may outrun By violent swiftness And lose by over-running.

The less prudence with which others conduct their affairs, the greater the prudence with which we should conduct our own affairs.

Be suspicious of what you want.

Well, me don't swim too tough so me don't go in the water too deep.

I don't know, and I would rather not guess.

Everybody has noticed the way cats stop and loiter in a half-open door. Hasn't everyone said to a cat: For heavens sake why don't you come in? With opportunity half-open in front of them, there are men who have a similar tendency to remain undecided between two solutions, at the risk of being crushed by fate abruptly closing the opportunity. The overprudent, cats as they are, and because they are cats, sometimes run more danger than the bold

These violent delights have violent ends And in their triump die, like fire and powder Which, as they kiss, consume

Don't go getting mixed up in the business of your betters, or you'll land in trouble too big for you.

In waking a tiger, use a long stick.

Nothing's as good as holding on to safety.

Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed into it and the oyster cannot close again so that it serves the crab for meat. Such is the fate of him who opens his mouth too much and thereby puts himself at the mercy of the listener.

With caution judge of probability. Things deemed unlikely, e'en impossible, experience oft hath proved to be true.

Never praise your cider or your horse

The eye of prudence may never shut.

You want to know a sure way to lose money? Buy what's popular and don't know what you are investing in.

Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth.

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

When you invite trouble, it's usually quick to accept.

You must never believe that the enemy does not know how to conduct his own affairs. Indeed, if you want to be deceived less and want to bear less danger, the more the enemy is weak or the less the enemy is cautious, so much more must you esteem him.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

We are in the greatest danger of being run over when we have just gotten out of the way of a carriage.

[A]s you partake of the world's bill of fare,that's darned good advice to follow.Do a lot of spitting out the hot air.And be careful what you swallow.

Speak politely to an enraged dragon.

If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life.

Acting without knowing takes you right off the cliff.

When an instrument admits two constructions, the one safe, the other dangerous, the one precise, the other indefinite, I prefer that which is safe and precise.

All the same, I should like it all plain and clear," said he obstinately, putting on his business manner (usually reserved for people who tried to borrow money off him), and doing his best to appear wise and prudent and professional and live up to Gandalf's recommendation. "Also I should like to know about risks, out-of-pocket expenses, time required and remuneration, and so forth"--by which he meant: "What am I going to get out of it ? and am I going to come back alive?

Never make a promise in haste.

The bird that hath been limed in a bush, with trembling wings misdoubteth every bush.

Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf.

When I see a new face, something sets off an alarm bell inside me. 'slow down! Danger!' Even when the attraction is strongest, I am on my guard.

The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.

A secret is seldom safe in more than one breast.

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Little leaks sink the ship.

If you don't trust the pilot, don't go.

Were it goodTo set the exact wealth of all our statesAll at one cast? to set so rich a mainOn the nice hazard of one doubtful hour?It were not good.

The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory

Be wary of technology; it is often merely an improved means to an unimproved end.

Beware of meat twice boiled, and an old foe reconciled.

Never do coke with an intern ... they may not be 21

There is no greater mistake than to make light of an enemy By making light of an enemy many a kingdom has been lost.

The wound of peace is surety, Surety secure; but modest doubt is called The beacon of the wise, the tent that searches To th' bottom of the worst.

You know what this is, I suppose. Religious melancholia. Stop while there is time. If you dive, you dive into insanity.

Don't squat with your spurs on.

Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.