Herodotus Quotes

Fearless doesn't mean careless. There is a thin line between fearless and careless. I think we need to play fearless.

I am sufficiently wary of dangerous situations, but I'm not scared of having a go.

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

There is great strength in acting boldly but there is also great strength in not acting if the time is not right.

There is a difference between being bold and being rash.

I'm more the kind of man who never makes decisions. But impulsivity is not the opposite of courage; I think it's possible to do both.

Prevention is the daughter of intelligence.

Chance generally favors the prudent.

Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes.

No great deed is done by falterers who ask for certainty.

It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins.

It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.

People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.

Precaution is better than cure.

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

It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.

Prudence is not the same thing as caution. Caution is a helpful strategy when you're crossing a minefield; it's a disaster when you're in a gold rush.

Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.

I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent.

It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.

Therefore, let us not despair, but instead, survey the position, consider carefully the action we must take, and then address ourselves to our common task in a mood of sober resolution and quiet confidence, without haste and without pause.

I will talk and act, not on my knees, but with prudence.

More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution.

Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.

I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty.