When young, we trust ourselves too much, and we trust others too little when old. Rashness is the error of youth, timid caution of age.
Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 363 (1820)
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A quotation from Thomas Fuller
Have a Care of Passion. Anger begins with Folly, and ends with Repentance.
Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 1856 (1727)
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A quotation from Colton, Charles Caleb:
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Deliberate with caution, but act with decision; and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness.
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A quotation from Pratchett, Terry:
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Of course someone would be that stupid. Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying “End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH,” the paint wouldn’t even have time to dry.
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