Caution
Quotes on Caution
Set the foot down with distrust on the crust of the world-4 is thin.
Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) American poet
In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, poet, philosopher
Now, gentlemen, we have got our harpoon into the monster, but we must still take uncommon care, or else by a single flop of his tail he will send us all to eternity.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American president
If we shake hands with icy fingers it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.
Logan Pearsall Smith (1865-1946) Anglo-American essayist
An appearance of carelessness is vital in true caution.
R. H. Benson (1871-1914) British novelist
Put all thine eggs in one basket and – watch that basket.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American author
He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things.
George Savile, Lord Halifax (1633-1695) English statesman, author
Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away is best.
Chinese proverb
