cautionary tale quotes

There is no fool like a careless gambler who starts taking victory for granted.

‚1984‘ is not a wonder tale. Not only could it happen, but it has happened, but under different names.

If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and not as an example.

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

Never accept a drink from a urologist.

With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon. You know all those stories where there’s the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, and he’s like, yeah, he’s sure he can control the demon? Doesn’t work out.

Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home.