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“The cautious seldom err.” Confucius, Analects
“The truth . . . It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.” Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness
“In love, unlike politics, caution is not usually a virtue.” Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
“In selfish men caution is as secure an armour for their foes as for themselves.” Bram Stoker, Dracula
“The commonest prudence would counsel immediate flight; but we did not come so far to be prudent.” Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth
“rash as the Americans usually are, when they are prudent there is good reason for it.” Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days
“Advantage is a better soldier than rashness.” William Shakespeare, Henry V
“You shall never take her without her answer, unless you take her without her tongue.” William Shakespeare, As You Like It
“fools rush in where angels fear to tread” Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism
“Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind: The thief doth fear each bush an officer.” William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3
“If people only made prudent marriages, what a stop to population there would be!” William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair
“Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.” Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You'll Go!
“It is easier to stay out than get out.” Mark Twain, Following the Equator

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