Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet, Playwright, Novelist
"Precaution is better than cure."
Precaution quotes
16 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Precaution is better than cure."
"Never depend on the multitude, full of instability and whims; always take precautions against it."
"Epileptics know by signs when attacks are imminent and take precautions accordingly; we must do the same in regard to anger"
"It is permissible with certain precautions to speak in print of coitus, but it is not permissible to employ the monosyllabic synonym for this word."
"We must take precautions against being prematurely honed sharp--since at the same time we are being prematurely honed thin."
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