But surely, if I would have looked, removed the toy and then had to wait at the end of the driveway as a line of cars passes, the neighbor would have said, "You know what they say. Don't judge a book by its cover. As Benchley suggests in his comic chiasmus, they generally sound pretty convincing at least until a contrary maxim comes along. Talk is cheap.

A silent man is a wise one. Look before you leap he who hesitates is lost? Clothes make the man. In conclusion I can safely say "Look before you leap" is the statement for business people who follow proper decision making steps. "You know what they say," your neighbor explains, "Look before you leap." Rarely is anyone there to help when you really need it. "Look before you leap," we say with conviction. A man without words is a man without thoughts. He who hesitates is lost." We need you to answer this question! Money talks.

That is, until we remember that "he who hesitates is lost."

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Look before you leap. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. Better safe than sorry. He who hesitates is lost. Maxims, you see, are tricky devices.

If we are in business and we are still taking the statement "he who hesitates is lost" as applicable, then maybe we need to recheck our decision making process.