Cautious

Famous quotes containing the word cautious:

“O my countrymen!—be nice;Mbe cautious of your language;—and never, O! never let it be forgotten upon what small particles your eloquence and your fame depend.”
—Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)

“A philosophical mythology lies concealed in language, which breaks out again at every moment, no matter how cautious we may be.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“As a child I was middle-aged and cautious compared to my impulsive father.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)