Caution Quotes

354 quotes by 291 authors

Young men make wars, and the virtues of war are the virtues of young men: courage, and hope for the future. Then old men make… — Alec Guinness
Successful investors tend to be unemotional, allowing the greed and fear of others to play into their hands. By having confidence in their own analysis… — Seth Klarman
Fearlessness is a fool's boast, to my mind. The only men with no fear in them are dead, or the soon to be dead, maybe.… — Joe Abercrombie
There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution but of fear. — Edmund Burke
It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free Country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration, to confine themselves… — George Washington
It is not indeed certain, that the most refined caution will find a proper time for bringing a man to the knowledge of his own… — Samuel Johnson
We have conferred a mystic popularity upon officials whose only virtue is their timidity; while our scorn of rebels and reformers is so great that… — Will Durant
It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others. — Publilius Syrus
Globalization is a reality. And this makes most leaders today realize that populist illusions can't be sustained before they collapse into stagnation and leave their… — Fernando Henrique Cardoso
I wouldn't waste a day, not an hour, not a moment. Take what you want and damn caution. Live, enjoy. Feed ravenously. Or the biggest… — Nora Roberts
Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom. — Edmund Burke
The mental disease of the present generation is impatience of study, contempt of the great masters of ancient wisdom, and a disposition to rely wholly… — Samuel Johnson
We had a single find of BSE in this country. And we believe that what we're doing is appropriate action taken in an abundance of… — Ann Veneman
So my message is in whichever realm, be it going into space or going into the deep sea, you have to balance the yin and… — James Cameron
Caution, Sir! I am eternally tired of hearing that word caution. It is nothing but the word of cowardice! — John Brown
On matters beyond his ken a gentleman speaks with caution. If names are not right, words are misused. When words are misused, affairs go wrong.… — Confucius
A complete lack of caution is perhaps one of the true signs of a real gourmet: he has no need for it, being filled as… — M.F.K. Fisher
Any onset of increased investor caution elevates risk premiums and, as a consequence, lowers asset values and promotes the liquidation of the debt that supported… — Alan Greenspan
Caution and conservatism are expected of old age; but when the young men of a nation are possessed of such a spirit, when they are… — Henry Ward Beecher
Every religion is goodâ€”every religion is true to him who in his good caution and conscience believes it. — Daniel O'Connell

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