Dont throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water. – Swedish Proverb
Beware of one who has nothing to lose. – Italian Proverb
If one has to jump a stream and knows how wide it is, he will not jump. If he does not know how wide it is, he will jump, and six times out of ten he will make it. – Proverb
Beware of silent dogs and still waters. – Proverb
Caution is the parent of safety. – Proverb
When a fox preaches, take care of your geese. – Proverb
Always count the cost. – Proverb
Dont dance on a volcano. – Proverb
Hasten slowly. – Caesar Augustus
Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you, in heaven their angels continually see the face of my Father. Matthew 18:10 – Bible
There is a significant Latin proverb; to wit: Who will guard the guards? – Josh Billings
The torment of precautions often exceeds often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon ones self to destiny. – Napoleon Bonaparte
Look twice before you leap. – Charlotte Bronte
Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts. – Buddha
Whenever our neighbors house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own. – Edmund Burke
Be slow of tongue and quick of eye. – Miguel de Cervantes
Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. If it does not always tell us what to do, it always cautions us what not to do. – Lydia Maria Child
Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the expense of joy. – E. M. Forster
They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked than the supine, secure and negligent. – Benjamin Franklin
Half the failures in life arise from pulling in ones horse as he is leaping. – A. W. Hare
