If thou canst not see the bottom, wade not.
Caution - Cautious Quotes
Because we focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.
Make not a fence more expensive or more important than the thing that is fenced.
The stitch is lost unless the thread be knotted.
Don’t take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.
Beware of a silent dog and still water.
Whenever our neighbor’s house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little water on our own. Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions, than ruined by too confident security.
Dig your well before you’re thirsty.
Be slow of tongue and quick of eye.
Look before you leap, for snakes among sweet flowers do creep.
