The corporal was by no means timid or overcautious, and had Winthrop held a pistol it is highly probable that he would have attempted to rush him.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss
A hysteric fear of possible loss, an unreasonable distrust of banks and bankers, keeps the overcautious away from the market.
"Psychology and Social Sanity"
Hugo Münsterberg
An overcautious lawyer-like captiousness of spirit in such matters will help no cause and serve no good purpose.
"Creation and Its Records"
B.H. Baden-Powell