Quotes about Caution
Never do anything that you wouldn't want to explain to the paramedics.
- Anonymous
Resting is the sort of thing you've got to work up to gradually. It's very dangerous to rest all of a sudden.
- Anonymous
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
- Anonymous
Whatever you undertake, act with prudence, and consider the consequences.
- Anonymous
Prudence is foresight and far-sightedness. It's the ability to make immediate decisions on the basis of their longer-range effects.
- John Ortberg
Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
- John Ortberg
Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.
- Edmund Hillary
He's on fire alright, but sometimes that kind of fire can burn churches down.
- Francine Rivers
Caution is the path to mediocrity. Gliding, passionless mediocrity is all that most people think they can achieve.
- Frank Herbert
I've heard that hard work never killed anyone, but I say why take the chance?
- Ronald Reagan
It made me think of how thin the border was between attractive and not, and yet, if it was there, you didn't want to cross it.
- Lydia Millet
Beware of pride and arrogance, Charles, for they may betray you.
- Madeleine L'Engle