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We will always apply the same principles of collective security, prudent caution, and superior weaponry that enabled us to peacefully prevail in the long cold war against the Soviet Union. ↗

— Theodore C. Sorensen

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A good father believes that he does wisely to encourage enterprise, productive skill, prudent self-denial, and judicious expenditure on the part of his son. ↗

— William Graham Sumner

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If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes. ↗

— Saskya Pandita

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In God's eyes, a man who teaches one truth and nothing else is more righteous than a man who teaches a million truths and one lie. ↗

— Criss Jami

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I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and although passing a vote of censure upon myself I would thank God for his mercy. ↗

— Giacomo Casanova

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Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest. ↗

— Voltaire

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The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

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It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

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It's incredible considering the public perception that he was tight fisted and he was more than prudent, and lacked ambition to take Tottenham to where the fans wanted them to be. ↗

— Alan Hansen

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The prudent course is to make an investment in learning, testing and understanding, determine how the new concepts compare to how you now operate and thoughtfully determine how they apply to what you want to achieve in the future. ↗

— Dee Hock

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