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"Presumption often ventures quite too near, where danger should awaken wholesome fear" —Northdrop, 1893. A pair of ice skaters approach while another pair of skaters look on at two skaters that have fallen through the ice, near a danger sign, frantically try to get out of the icy waters.

Skating on Thin Ice

"Presumption often ventures quite too near, where danger should awaken wholesome fear" —Northdrop,…

"With caution due the man is crossing o'er, / And with a pole he tries the ice before, / O'er the deep current he finds the ice is thin; / He shuns the place; he's saved from plunging in."—Barber, 1857

Try the Ice Before You Venture on It

"With caution due the man is crossing o'er, / And with a pole he tries the ice before, / O'er the deep…