2007-02-08 04:45:27 · 6 answers · asked by Answerer 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
it's better to have inconvenienced yourself in taking too much caution and not have the thing expected not happen than to conveniently do without and be unprepared when the unexpected happened.
For example, I own a network marketing business. A major part of my work is meeting prospects (possible future partners or clients) and letting them have a look at the business plan so they can explore which options suit them best. The goal is to start up those who are ready to work with the right tools, to register those who want to use products and have access to the 30% discount, and to offer quality products and personal service to those who don't want to have anything to do with the business. If I'm serious about building my business, I expect that one of these will happen at the end of the presentation of the business plan. That's why each time I walk out the house I carry a briefcase with me containing a registration kit, business support material, and small products for sale--and people think "what the hell is she doing carrying an extra 3-4 kilos around, hopping on and off the bus?". And half the days I do come home still carrying the reg kit, extra literature, and products because the situation "wasn't quite right" to close a deal. But I don't mind--I'd rather inconvenience myself carrying more than I had to carry that day than have a day when someone unexpectedly say "I'm ready" and not have a reg kit, tools, or products for him.
That means that I have erred on the side of caution.
2007-02-08 05:05:04 · answer #1 · answered by Mizz G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Err on the side of caution" means that if you're going to have to make a judgement of something, if the outcome can be bad, you're better off to choose the cautious approach.
Example: You work at the zoo. Someone has dropped their wallet into the tiger enclosure and wants you to retrieve it. It's late in the day and the tigers are usually put away by that time, and you don't see the tigers in the enclosure. You can retrieve the wallet either by climbing down into the enclosure, or by using a net on a long pole to reach the wallet without going into the enclosure.
If you don't know for sure that the tigers are put away, you're better off erring on the side of caution and using the pole (believing that the tiger might still be in the enclosure, and subsequently finding out you were wrong, the tiger was put away) rather than erring the other way, believing the tiger was put away and going into the enclosure, and finding the tiger is still there.
2007-02-08 05:17:27 · answer #2 · answered by Karin C 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Err= to make mistakes is human
This quote is an idiom- meaning it was created to fit a particular situation.
2007-02-08 04:55:32 · answer #3 · answered by Siggy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to make a mistake
layman terms: be cautious. better to approach with caution than to be reckless
2007-02-08 04:52:13 · answer #4 · answered by alleleone81 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You do the thing that is safe instead of taking a risk
2007-02-11 07:54:14 · answer #5 · answered by peterregan50 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
means somethings wrong it dont work
2007-02-16 04:28:18 · answer #6 · answered by crazy_girl14 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋