[quote=Chisel]"Don't just do something....stand there!" What they meant is that even in tight situations, it usually pays to take a second to get your wits about you.
"First take your own pulse!"
I like both of those. I've also heard,
It's not your emergency, but that doesn't really apply to this thread.
Like I tell some of my folks - "it's either going to get better or worse." Sometimes things just need to develop, and you need to know when to sit and wait, and when to act. Preferably NOT after the time to act has passed!