A Quote by Edmund Burke

Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.

Edmund Burke

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Caution Circumspection Part Wisdom

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Edmund Burke
Irish - Statesman
January 12, 1729 - July 9, 1797

Caution is the daughter of circumspection, but she tends to outgrow her mother.

Franz Grillparzer

By playing at Chess then, we may learn... First: Foresight. Second: Circumspection. Third: Caution.

Benjamin Franklin

It is a remarkable circumstance in reference to cunning persons that they are often deficient not only in comprehensive, far-sighted wisdom, but even in prudent, cautious circumspection.

Richard Whately

By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First: Foresight... Second: Circumspection... Third: Caution...And lastly, we learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources

Benjamin Franklin

Caution is the eldest child of wisdom.

Victor Hugo

What we call the wisdom that comes with age is usually simple caution.

Jessica Zafra

Caution is an important quality in a leader, but it has to be caution followed by decision. Caution followed by ambivalence can be a weakness.

Leon Panetta

There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution but of fear.

Edmund Burke

Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.

William Arthur Ward

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.

Bertrand Russell

I don't reject caution, but you also have to be careful about caution because there's a stage when it turns into paralysis.

Yair Lapid

Prudence is not the same thing as caution. Caution is a helpful strategy when you're crossing a minefield; it's a disaster when you're in a gold rush.

John Ortberg

ALPHA-60: Your name is written "Ivan Johnson," but it is pronounced "Lemmy Caution," Secret Agent Zero Zero Three of the Outlands. You are a threat to the security of Alphaville. CAUTION: I refuse to become what you call "normal." ... ALPHA-60: You cannot escape. The door is locked. CAUTION: Try to stop me, pal.

Jean-Luc Godard

The Republic can count on me to battle its enemies... Offensive war suits the passionate character of the French, but it is the responsibility of the man in charge of leading them to prepare with caution and wisdom everything that leads to victory.

Tom Reiss

A great deal more failure is the result of an excess of caution than of bold experimentation with new ideas. The frontiers of the Kingdom of God were never advanced by men and women of caution.