#prude

Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human life. ↗

— Akhenaton

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Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible - and achieve it, generation after generation. ↗

— Pearl S. Buck

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All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

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It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived. ↗

— Rene Descartes

#complete #confidence #deceived #even #never

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence. ↗

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

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Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear. ↗

— William E. Gladstone

#conservatism #distrust #fear #liberalism #people

We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters. ↗

— Robert E. Lee

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What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not that his plans may be rendered unlawful before they can be executed? ↗

— James Madison

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