Cautious Quote by Richard Whately

Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.

— Plato

Cunning is the dwarf of wisdom.

— William Rounseville Alger

Those who have the most cunning affect all their lives to condemn cunning; that they may make use of it on some great occasion,…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

This fellow is wise enough to play the fool; And to do that well craves a kind of wit: He must observe their mood…

— William Shakespeare

Cunning is none of the best nor worst qualities; it floats between virtue and vice; there is scarce any exigence where it may not,…

— Jean de la Bruyere

Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.

— Edmund Burke

“To become wise is to become a disciplined person, given not to impulsiveness but to self-examination, to circumspection, and to clear thinking.”

— Timothy J. Keller

A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others.

— Jean de la Bruyere

Lord, enlighten thou our enemies. Sharpen their wits, give acuteness to their perceptions, and consecutiveness and clearness to their reasoning powers: we are in…

— John Stuart Mill

“A person can be utterly foolish and unknowing: as long as he knows the way to adapt, to be flexible, and how to move…

— Robert Walser

“Wisdom is the ability to ignore foolishness”

— Lazarus Takawira

The finest virtues can become deformed with age. The precise mind becomes finicky; the thrifty man, miserly; the cautious man, timorous; the man of…

— Andre Gide