Quotes for All
courage isn’t simply a matter of leading charges: sometimes it consists in speaking up, sometimes in stoic silence, sometimes in forging ahead, sometimes in circumspection, and sometimes in nothing less than preserving our own humanity. Elizabeth Samet
Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom. Edmund Burke
Caution is the daughter of circumspection, but she tends to outgrow her mother. Franz Grillparzer
Don’t limp in front of the lame. Francois Rabelais
It is not therefore the business of philosophy, in our present situation in the universe, to attempt to take in at once, in one view, the whole scheme of nature; but to extend, with great care and circumspection, our knowledge, by just steps, from sensible things, as far as our observations or reasonings from them … Read more
A beautiful woman, if poor, should use double circumspection; for her beauty will tempt others, her poverty herself. Charles Caleb Colton
There are no ordinary people.. it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit. C. S. Lewis
It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible Gods and Goddesses. To remember that the dullest, and most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship. C. S. Lewis
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
By playing at Chess then, we may learn… First: Foresight. Second: Circumspection. Third: Caution. Benjamin Franklin