Sarah Rees Brennan Quotes

Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rule of composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation; rather prevents loss than procures advantage; and often miscarriages, but seldom reaches either power or honor.

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

I prefer to be alive, so I'm cautious about taking risks.

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

Exercise caution, as I have advised many people.

Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.

I always try to be safe; even when something looks dangerous, it actually isn't to me.

Be safe and be realistic. They're both equally important.

Better safe than exsanguinated.

It pays to be prepared.

Caution is the daughter of circumspection, but she tends to outgrow her mother.

Our culture rightly admires risk-takers, but we need our 'heed-takers' more than ever.

Never throw caution to the wind. It could whip back into your eyes and blind you.

If you don't have a voice that forces you back to basics, you're a dangerous person. Or to put it another way: You're at risk, and the people with you are at risk. I'm not a daredevil. I don't fly without a safety net.

He that fears danger in time seldom feels it.

A danger foreseen is half-avoided.

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.

Don’t taunt the alligator until after you have crossed the creek.

I'm always careful to even guess, at any juncture, about things before we do them.

I'm not a daredevil. I don't fly without a safety net.

I'm not a big risk-taker - being bad just wasn't worth my time or the risk of having the consequences for it. So maybe I'm a little bit lame for that.

You gotta watch everything. You gotta watch how you move, 'cause you a celebrity. You're a target now, so you always gotta do that. Just stay on your tippy toes.

I'm not a risktaker. I'm the total opposite.

You don't want to play the whole game careful, but you certainly don't want to play careless.

It is always good to be careful or vigilant.