Quotes about modesty and prudence
1. Be cautious in your words and careful in your deeds. ——"Book of Rites·Managing Clothes"
2. Precaution beforehand includes forgiveness afterwards. ——Germany
3. People’s only defense is caution. ——Yu Waina
4. A landmine operator can only make one mistake in his life. ——Soviet Union
5. Words are few and actions are few regrets. ——"The Analects of Confucius·For Politics"
6. Always being cautious is the supreme value. ——Mark Twain's "The Diary of Eve"
7. One careless thing will bring trouble to the whole world; one careless thought will cause trouble for hundreds of years. ——Xuan Ye of the Qing Dynasty
8. Caution lies in fearing the small, and wisdom lies in managing the big. ——Wei Liaozi
9. Measure three times before you use the scissors. ——Italy
10. The head should be cold but warm. ——Japan
11. A hundred people full of confidence and determination are much better than ten thousand cautious and respectable (respectable) people. ——Sinclair
12. A little caution will win the day, and impulsiveness will make things more difficult. ——Xurus
13. Being cautious beforehand is better than pursuing afterward. ——Japan
14. Words must be feasible, and then spoken; deeds must be spoken, and then acted upon. ——Han Jia Yi's "New Book·Da Zheng Shang"
15. When going out, you need to be steady in three ways: steady body, steady hands, and steady mouth. ——China
16. Don’t open your heart to anyone. ——"The Wisdom of Ben Sirah" in the Second Code of the Bible
17. Words and actions are like chess moves. One move means three moves. ——China
18. If you talk too much, you will inevitably talk nonsense. ——Gorky's "Mother"
19. When skating on thin ice, speed means safety. ——Emerson
20. Don’t just say whatever comes to mind. Think twice before doing anything. ——Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
21. Treating problems carefully is half of wisdom. ——UK
22. Think beforehand to avoid regrets. ——Yuan·Guan Hanqing
23. Be careful to use any other intelligence more frequently. The sloppy happenings of everyday life make it work, making an impact on tiny things. - Cy Johnson
24. People who are too afraid of being deceived lose their ability to be generous. ——France
25. A cautious scientist will neither make mistakes nor make discoveries. ——Britain
26. Talking too much will not help you make plans, and moving too much will not make you stay together for a long time. ——Xue Xuan of the Ming Dynasty, "Book of Readings"
27. It is better to win by being cautious than by being reckless. ——Tacitus
28. Only cautious people can be sure of victory. ——Steele
29. If you are cautious, you will succeed; if you act lightly, you will be defeated. ——Su Shi of the Song Dynasty
30. Be true to your words and be resolute in your actions. ——"The Analects of Confucius·Zilu Chapter"
31. Caution is much more powerful than boldness, which proves that people who seem to be afraid of nothing are how afraid of people who are cautious about everything. ——Hugo "On Scott"
32. Strictness and caution are the mother of wisdom. ——Germany
33. Be a model for the world with your words and a good example for your actions. ——Liu Yiqing, Southern Song Dynasty, "Shishuo Xinyu"
34. Everyone should be content and should not try to deviate. ——Romain Rolland, "Gola Bregnon"
35. Small boats should drive close to the coast. ——United States
36. Without a cautious attitude, no amount of wisdom will help. ——Germany
37. Birds look twice before flying, and people think twice before flying. ——China