#prudence

The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all their success to prudence or merit. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

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Wise men are not pacifists; they are merely less likely to jump up and retaliate against their antagonizers. They know that needless antagonizers are virtually already insecure enough. ↗

— Criss Jami

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If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner. ↗

— Omar N. Bradley

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Prudence is a rich, ugly, old maid courted by incapacity. ↗

— William Blake

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The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts. ↗

— Henry Fielding

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