Stirling Moss Quotes

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

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

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

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.

Trust, but look for the exits.

One of my good friends said, in a reggae riddim, don't jump in the water if you can't swim.

The step between prudence and paranoia is short and steep. Prudence wears a seat belt. Paranoia avoids cars. Prudence washes with soap. Paranoia avoids human contact. Prudence saves for old age. Paranoia hoards even trash. Prudence prepares and plans, paranoia panics. Prudence calculates the risk and takes the plunge. Paranoia never enters the water.

Precaution is better than cure.

The early bird may get the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

You can't rely on luck. I've had some stages in my career where I've said we're going to wing it, and we've always ended up in trouble.

Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.

Before going into a room, make sure you can get out again.

The strong are saying nothing until they see.

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

Time and again, players lose because they make rash decisions. Therefore, you always have to remind yourself - don't hurry. Embarking on a risky combination that cannot be calculated to the end is certainly not the right thing to do.

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

I'm not really much of a risk taker.

Consider the little mouse, how sagacious an animal it is which never entrusts its life to one hole only.

Wise man also fears a weak enemy.

Never saw off the branch you are on, unless you are being hanged from it.

He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is he who will preserve his interests secure.

A wise man does not trust all his eggs to one basket.

He who is not a bird should not build his nest over abysses.

Precaution is better than a cure.