#prudence

Prudence and compromise are necessary means, but every man should have an impudent end which he will not compromise. ↗

— Charles Horton Cooley

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I will talk and act, not on my knees, but with prudence. ↗

— Lech Walesa

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It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence. ↗

— John Dryden

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In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best. ↗

— Robert Hall

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No worse fate can befall a young man or woman than becoming prematurely entrenched in prudence and negation. ↗

— Knut Hamsun

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

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

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One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

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We must believe what is good and true about the prophets, that they were sages, that they did understand what proceeded from their mouths, and that they bore prudence on their lips. ↗

— Origen

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Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word "satiety." ↗

— Francis Quarles

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