Jeremy Brett Quotes

If the impulse to daring and bravery is too fierce and violent, stay it with guidance and instruction.

I rarely ever do anything crazy, I really like to be careful to stay in a safe spot, I don't want to do anything, like, insane. I have a lot of people around me to make sure I don't do anything crazy.

It's fair to say that I have a side that is prudent and a side that is not.

I am really cautious about what I say and do.

Hug the shore; let others try the deep.

You are brave! For my sake, do not be rash!

Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom's root.

I'm careful, controlled, bodily conservative: if someone offered me a pill I'd only ever take a half.

I'm brave to say that I won't take this sort of risk.

You must be wise, but not too wise.

It's a wise thing to hold back.

I've always believed in having a sense of balance and stealth.

There is often, in the affairs of government, more efficiency and wisdom in non-action than in action.

I'm fearless, to a degree.

Grant us a brief delay; impulse in everything is but a worthless servant.

Against the bold, daring is unsafe.

When a thing is not worth overdoing, leave it alone!

Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.

It needs courage to throw oneself forward, but it needs no less to hold oneself back.

Let your accusations be few in number, even if they be just.

An old warrior is never in haste to strike the blow.

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well

Where Mr. McKinley was patient, cautious, tactful and a very good listener…, Roosevelt is impetuous, impatient, and wholly lacking in tact.

Sometimes you can tell a wise person not only by what he says but also by what he doesn't say. Remember, it is much better to say little than to say too much and regret it later.