Comment on OverthinkingparentComments−TapWaterBandit5yTo add to this:- Look before you leap. - Measure twice, cut once. - Stay silent and have people think you're a fool, open your mouth and confirm it.I'm sure there are many more common idioms pointing towards the idea of "think before you act".−jyriand5yWhere I'm from we have similar sayings:- Don't dive head first into water.- Measure nine times, cut once.And a random saying I just remembered: "Autumn has the eyes of a summer and the teeth of a wolf."Edit:formatting−shadowfox5yErr. What does that last one mean?−tomasdore5yMaybe that:- being late (acting in "autumn") ...looks/feels similar to- being on time (seizing the moment at the right point, in "summer")...but has a nasty bite?
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To add to this:
- Look before you leap. - Measure twice, cut once. - Stay silent and have people think you're a fool, open your mouth and confirm it.
I'm sure there are many more common idioms pointing towards the idea of "think before you act".
Where I'm from we have similar sayings:
- Don't dive head first into water.
- Measure nine times, cut once.
And a random saying I just remembered: "Autumn has the eyes of a summer and the teeth of a wolf."
Edit:formatting
Err. What does that last one mean?
Maybe that:
- being late (acting in "autumn") ...looks/feels similar to
- being on time (seizing the moment at the right point, in "summer")
...but has a nasty bite?