#caution

You still think I've gone cracked in the head," Ben said, amused. "Listen, if tomorrow we pulled into Biren and someone told you there were shamble-men in the woods, would you believe them?" My father shook his head. "What if two people told you?" Another shake. Ben leaned forward on his stump. "What if a dozen people told you, with perfect earnestness, that shamble-men were out in the fields, eating-" "Of course I wouldn't believe them," my father said, irritated. "It's ridiculous." "Of course it is," Ben agreed, raising a finger. "But the real question is this: Would you go into the woods? ↗

— Patrick Rothfuss

#men

Let us be as watchful after the victory as before the battle. ↗

— Andrew Bonar

#inspirational #inspirational

Exercise caution, as I have advised many people. ↗

— George Carman

#caution #exercise #i #many #people

I told myself that I'd had life too easy, conditioned by an upbringing where fear of change was disguised as caution. ↗

— Ingrid Betancourt

#change

The real world is far too complex and unpredictable to make something like the idea of humanity controlling its own evolution or engineering itself - well, I wouldn't say impossible but it should be approached with a degree of caution. ↗

— Ken MacLeod

#caution #complex #controlling #degree #engineering

If you are too careful, you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

#carefulness #caution #over-caution #bravery

Throw caution to the wind and just do it. ↗

— Carrie Underwood

#just #just do it #throw #wind