Circumspection Quotes

18 quotes by 15 authors

When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. If the enemy's troops march… — Sun Tzu
Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity, and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former, for the sake of the latter.… — Samuel Adams
The moderate are not usually the most sincere, for the same circumspection which makes them moderate makes them likewise retentive of what could give offence. — Walter Savage Landor
The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls for our utmost circumspection, deliberation, fortitude, and perseverance. — Samuel Adams
By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First: Foresight... Second: Circumspection... Third: Caution...And lastly, we learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged… — Benjamin Franklin
It is not therefore the business of philosophy, in our present situation in the universe, to attempt to take in at once, in one view,… — Colin Maclaurin
Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom. — Edmund Burke
By playing at Chess then, we may learn... First: Foresight. Second: Circumspection. Third: Caution. — Benjamin Franklin
In proportion to the value of this revolution; in proportion to the importance of instruments, every word of which decides a question between power and… — James Madison
There is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain degree of circumspection and distrust. — James Madison
I do not comprehend those rules of conduct that make us so content with self and so cold to those we love. I detest prudence,… — Jeanne Julie Eleonore de Lespinasse
A beautiful woman, if poor, should use double circumspection; for her beauty will tempt others, her poverty herself. — Charles Caleb Colton
Expect the best, Prepare for the worst. — Muhammad Ali Jinnah
I tend to approach giving interviews with the same sense of circumspection and restraint as I approach my writing. That is to say, virtually none.… — Ayelet Waldman
When among the graves of thy fellows, walk with circumspection; thine own is open at thy feet. — Ambrose Bierce
To point out the importance of circumspection in your conduct, it may be proper to observe that a good moral character is the first essential… — George Washington
Simply judging the lives of others is one of the easiest things to do. When you actually stepped into one's shoes then only you would… — Chandlrababu VS
Descrimate between persons who are interacting with you in your personal life on regular basis, and treat them accordingly. A high level of circumspection ought… — Chandrababu VS

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15 authors contributed a total of 18 Circumspection Quotes as follows: