Pope Benedict XVI Quotes

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

Do you think it’s wise, darling? You know you’ve got to rule this afternoon.

Is that wise, darling? Remember you have to reign all afternoon

Think hard before you begin, then enter the work.

Do nothing without regard to the consequences.

What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.

There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.

You can't always see both sides of the story. Eventually, you have to pick a side and stick with it. No more equivocating. You have to commit.

You have to make your choice and live with your choice.

People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.

Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made.

Your fans, they count on you to make wise decisions and wise choices. That's why they're your fan base. If you continually let them down, they're going to go find someone else to be fans of.

There is a time when we must firmly choose the course which we will follow or the endless drift of events will make the decision for us.

Have regard not merely to what is permissible but especially to what is expedient.

Better take counsel early than repent late.

Work all by counsel and you shall not rue.

It would be a good idea.

They are circumspect to do their actions by advise and councell, and not rashly or inconsiderately

Not deciding is a decision. Let’s all remember that when we decide not to do something.

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

Don't avoid doing something wondering what its consequences may be. Give it a thought, break it down, and consider what really may happen rather than not do it at all.

Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is.

People can expect that from me as premier: If there's something to be done, something to be fixed, it'll happen.