Better to be safe than to be sorry' is a remark of value only when these are the actual alternatives.
Idries ShahThe colour of the water seems to be the colour of the glass into which it has been poured'.
Idries Shah... when we are talking about 'Christians' and 'Moslems' we must first make sure that we are talking about people who have an idea, which should be more or less correct, as to what the other is supposed to believe and what he is expected to do as a consequence of that belief.
Idries Shah