Enlightening editorial writers is even more difficult than educating educators.
He who hesitates is sometimes wise.
When one seeks assurance, there's none from those who respond, Now, don't you worry about a thing. If you weren't worried, you wouldn't have asked. If you are concerned, it's nice to know that those you query are, too. I'll take a worrier any day over a platitudinous reassurer.
I make more money selling advice than following it
Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.
Wars almost never end the way starters had in mind.