“
A fool and his money are quickly parted.
J. Bridges (1587)
“
A watched pot never boils.
unknown
“
A word once let out of the cage cannot be whistled back again.
Horace (65-8 BC)
“
Always be prepared.
unknown
“
Be careful what you ask for; you may get it.
unknown (Thanks to J. Martin)
“
Be careful what you wish for.
unknown
“
Be ever vigilant but never suspicious.
English (on vigilance)
“
Because we focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.
Egyptian (on caution and care)
“
Better the devil you know than the one you don't
R. Taverner (1539)
“
Better to be safe than sorry.
Samuel Lover (1797-1868)
“
Beware a rickety wall, a savage dog and a quarrelsome person.
Iranian (on caution and care)
“
Beware the door with too many keys.
Portuguese (on vigilance)
“
Beware the fury of a patient man.
John Dryden (1631-1700)
“
Beware the Greeks bearing gifts.
Virgil (70-19 BC) "I fear the Greeks even when bearing gifts."
“
Beware the person with nothing to lose.
Italian (on prudence)
“
Buyer beware.
Latin Proverb "Caveat emptor"
“
Choose your neighbors before you buy your house.
Hausa (West African) (on planning)
“
Creditors have better memories than debtors.
English (on business)
“
Do not allow sins to get beyond creeping.
Hawaiian (on the conduct of life)
“
Don't be caught flat
ed. - unknown
“
Don't sail out farther than you can row back.
Danish (on prudence)
“
Easy does it.
T. Taylor (1863)
“
Eggs have no business dancing with stones.
Haitian (on prudence)
“
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
John Philpot Curran (1750-1817)
“
Fear the Greeks bearing gifts.
Virgil (70-19 BC) "I fear the Greeks, even when bringing gifts."
“
Fine feathers don't make fine birds.
Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
“
Fish don't get caught in deep water.
Malay (on caution and care)
“
Forewarn'd, forearm'd.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
“
Great good nature without prudence is a great misfortune.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
“
He that scatters thorns, let him not go barefoot.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
“
Hear reason or she will make you feel her.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
“
If you are going a long way, go slowly.
Ilocano (Filipino) (on journeys)
“
If you buy what you don't need, you steal from yourself.
Swedish (on thrift)
“
If you call one wolf, you invite the pack.
Bulgarian (on caution and care)
“
Ill weeds grow fast.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“
It's an ill wind that blows no good.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“
It's but little good you'll do a
ring the last year's crop. - George Eliot (1819-1880)
“
Keep no more cats than will catch mice.
J. Dare (1673)
“
Look before you leap.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“
Measure a thousand times; cut once.
Turkish (on caution and care)
“
Mind your p's and q's.
English Proverb
“
Never reveal the bottom of your purse or the depth of your mind.
Italian (on caution and care)
“
Nothing seems expensive on credit.
Czech (on indebtedness)
“
Once a word is spoken, it flies, you can't catch it.
Russian Proverb
“
Once bitten, twice shy.
unknown
“
One must not play on the nose of a sleeping bear.
German (on prudence)
“
One thing leads to another.
unknown
“
Only a fool tests the water with both feet.
African Proverb
“
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Robert Burton (1577-1640)
“
Pick your poison.
unknown
“
Sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite.
Colonial American Saying
“
Sleeping people can't fall down.
Japanese (on caution and care)
“
Tap even a stone bridge before crossing it.
Korean (on vigilance)
“
The crab that walks too far, falls into the pot.
Haitian (on caution and care)
“
The hardest person to awaken is the person already awake.
Tagalog (Filipino)(on vigilance)
“
The honey is sweet but the bee has a sting.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
“
The prudent embark when the sea is calm
e rash when the sea is stormy. - Maori (on prudence)
“
The second word makes the quarrel.
Japanese Proverb
“
Walls have ears.
unknown
“
When in doubt, do nothing.
George John Whyte-Melville (1821-1878)
“
Whoever has a tail of straw should not get too close to the fire.
Latin American (on caution and care)
“
You never know what lies right around the corner.
unknown
A fool and his money are quickly parted.
J. Bridges (1587)
“
A watched pot never boils.
unknown
“
A word once let out of the cage cannot be whistled back again.
Horace (65-8 BC)
“
Always be prepared.
unknown
“
Be careful what you ask for; you may get it.
unknown (Thanks to J. Martin)
“
Be careful what you wish for.
unknown
“
Be ever vigilant but never suspicious.
English (on vigilance)
“
Because we focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.
Egyptian (on caution and care)
“
Better the devil you know than the one you don't
R. Taverner (1539)
“
Better to be safe than sorry.
Samuel Lover (1797-1868)
“
Beware a rickety wall, a savage dog and a quarrelsome person.
Iranian (on caution and care)
“
Beware the door with too many keys.
Portuguese (on vigilance)
“
Beware the fury of a patient man.
John Dryden (1631-1700)
“
Beware the Greeks bearing gifts.
Virgil (70-19 BC) "I fear the Greeks even when bearing gifts."
“
Beware the person with nothing to lose.
Italian (on prudence)
“
Buyer beware.
Latin Proverb "Caveat emptor"
“
Choose your neighbors before you buy your house.
Hausa (West African) (on planning)
“
Creditors have better memories than debtors.
English (on business)
“
Do not allow sins to get beyond creeping.
Hawaiian (on the conduct of life)
“
Don't be caught flat
ed. - unknown
“
Don't sail out farther than you can row back.
Danish (on prudence)
“
Easy does it.
T. Taylor (1863)
“
Eggs have no business dancing with stones.
Haitian (on prudence)
“
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
John Philpot Curran (1750-1817)
“
Fear the Greeks bearing gifts.
Virgil (70-19 BC) "I fear the Greeks, even when bringing gifts."
“
Fine feathers don't make fine birds.
Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
“
Fish don't get caught in deep water.
Malay (on caution and care)
“
Forewarn'd, forearm'd.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
“
Great good nature without prudence is a great misfortune.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
“
He that scatters thorns, let him not go barefoot.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
“
Hear reason or she will make you feel her.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
“
If you are going a long way, go slowly.
Ilocano (Filipino) (on journeys)
“
If you buy what you don't need, you steal from yourself.
Swedish (on thrift)
“
If you call one wolf, you invite the pack.
Bulgarian (on caution and care)
“
Ill weeds grow fast.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“
It's an ill wind that blows no good.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“
It's but little good you'll do a
ring the last year's crop. - George Eliot (1819-1880)
“
Keep no more cats than will catch mice.
J. Dare (1673)
“
Look before you leap.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“
Measure a thousand times; cut once.
Turkish (on caution and care)
“
Mind your p's and q's.
English Proverb
“
Never reveal the bottom of your purse or the depth of your mind.
Italian (on caution and care)
“
Nothing seems expensive on credit.
Czech (on indebtedness)
“
Once a word is spoken, it flies, you can't catch it.
Russian Proverb
“
Once bitten, twice shy.
unknown
“
One must not play on the nose of a sleeping bear.
German (on prudence)
“
One thing leads to another.
unknown
“
Only a fool tests the water with both feet.
African Proverb
“
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
“
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Robert Burton (1577-1640)
“
Pick your poison.
unknown
“
Sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite.
Colonial American Saying
“
Sleeping people can't fall down.
Japanese (on caution and care)
“
Tap even a stone bridge before crossing it.
Korean (on vigilance)
“
The crab that walks too far, falls into the pot.
Haitian (on caution and care)
“
The hardest person to awaken is the person already awake.
Tagalog (Filipino)(on vigilance)
“
The honey is sweet but the bee has a sting.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
“
The prudent embark when the sea is calm
e rash when the sea is stormy. - Maori (on prudence)
“
The second word makes the quarrel.
Japanese Proverb
“
Walls have ears.
unknown
“
When in doubt, do nothing.
George John Whyte-Melville (1821-1878)
“
Whoever has a tail of straw should not get too close to the fire.
Latin American (on caution and care)
“
You never know what lies right around the corner.
unknown
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