Cautious Pace

Famous quotes containing the words cautious and/or pace:

“If water is too clear, it will not contain fish; people who are too cautious will never gain wisdom.”
—Chinese proverb.

“A criminal trial is like a Russian novel: it starts with exasperating slowness as the characters are introduced to a jury, then there are complications in the form of minor witnesses, the protagonist finally appears and contradictions arise to produce drama, and finally as both jury and spectators grow weary and confused the pace quickens, reaching its climax in passionate final argument.”
—Clifford Irving (b. 1930)