Michael Crichton Quotes

There is an old American saying 'He who lives in a glass house should not try to kill two birds with one stone.

He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his head.

When I asked you if you wanted to, I was not testing your courage. I was testing your wisdom.

Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act.

Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.

It behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms.

Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

A fool may sometimes give a wise man counsel

Do not seek advice from the ignorant.

We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it.

Quit while you're a head, that's what I say.

Answer not a fool according to his folly,lest thou also be like unto him.

A word to the wise is sufficient

If you're smart, you'll think twice, when they start to sound off with advice.

Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.

Truth is a fruit which should not be plucked until it is ripe.

Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.

I have often heard, that it is safer to hear and to take counsel, than to give it.

The fool strikes. The wise man smiles, and watches, and learns. Then strikes.

You have to be careful of the advice you take.

A wise man heedeth all things, and in his own eyes is a fool.

We may give advice, but not the sense to use it.

Remember my strong advice; just remember to always think twice.

Owls are wise. They are careful and patient. Wisdom precludes boldness. That is why owls make poor heroes.