Quotes about Caution

A few days later, however, he wrote in one of his memo books this, which he let me read, "Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again. Most of us adults are so afraid, so cautious, so 'safe,' and therefore so shrinking and rigid and afraid that it is why so many humans fail. Most middle-aged adults have resigned themselves to failure.

The best way of being kind to bears is not to be very close to them.

I did not give him a straight answer, because saying what you really want out loud brings bad luck, and then the good thing will never happen. It might not happen anyway, but just to make sure, you should be careful about saying what you want or even wanting anything, as you may be punished for it.

But such messages can be dangerous. Think twice before you wish, and especially before you wish to make yourself into the hand of fate. (Think twice,said Reenie. Laura said,Why only twice? )

The more closely we see ourselves being watched by our enemies, the more time intent we should be to avoid their slanders.

Whenever the world throws rose petals at you, which thrill and seduce the ego, beware.

In early sobriety I heard that if you have an idea after ten p.m., it is probably not a good idea—and this was before e-mail.

I told myself that historically when people do too well too quickly, they are a Greek tragedy waiting to happen.

Never make a fuss-it might attract the attention of an enemy tribe.

In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic.

I haven't much opinion of words. They're apt to set fire to a dry tongue, that's what I say.

Even brute beasts and wandering birds do not fall into the same traps or nets twice.