Beware of direct inspiration. It leads too quickly to repetitions of what inspired you.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Beware of your dreams. They can become misplaced lovers. They can become idols.
Beware the man of the single book
Beware the Jabberwock, my son The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!
Beware of over-confidence; especially in matters of structure.
Beware the ire of the calm.
beware of your most implacable enemy-yourself.
Beware of people carrying ideas. Beware of ideas carrying people.
Beware the man of a single book.
Beware of dreams! And watch your dreams day in, day out, because they are continuously there. You can watch them, and by watching them you will become unidentified with them, you will become a mirror reflecting them. And this brings great freedom. Freedom from dreams is freedom from the world.
Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.
Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, 'Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here. '
Beware the anger of a patient man.
First rule of engineering; beware prototypes. Along with, avoid anything made by an engineer who doesn't have all his own fingers.
Before I forget. . . Beware the Ides of March.
Let us beware of common folk, of common sense, of sentiment, of inspiration, and of the obvious.
Beware: open-mindedness will often say, 'Everything is permissible except a sharp opinion. '
Beware of using up your last forty years in being the curator of your first fifty.