Charlotte Bronte Quotes

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.

Let every man look before he leaps.

Of two evils we must always choose the least.

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

The rest is a mere matter of detail, to be settled with judgment, discretion, and caution.

Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet

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

Unrestrained zeal to make the world better could make it worse. Promoting democracy must be undertaken with humility, care, and wisdom.

Look before you leap.

What course am I to take?" "Towards danger; but not too rashly, nor too straight.

Look ere thou leap, see ere thou go.

Caution is the eldest child of wisdom.

There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men, and by acting with promptitude, decision, and steadiness on that belief.

Better to be safe than to be sorry' is a remark of value only when these are the actual alternatives.

Wisdom consists in being able to distinguish among dangers and make a choice of the least harmful.

Wise man also fears a weak enemy.

Take time for deliberation. Haste spoils everything.

If you had half as much brains as you have beard, you would have looked before you leaped.

It behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms.

Prudence is the knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be shunned.

Nothing can be done quickly and prudently at the same time.

Do nothing without regard to the consequences.

Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.

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.