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The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once. ↗

— Rene Descartes

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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. ↗

— Jean de La Fontaine

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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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I don't think the AAA is an end in itself; we will maintain prudent financial management with or without the AAA. ↗

— Jay Weatherill

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I try to be fussy about the parts I play. I think that's quite prudent, it means you're stretching different muscles, and you're scaring yourself by doing something which is out of your comfort zone. ↗

— Matthew Macfadyen

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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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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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The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future. ↗

— Hubert H. Humphrey

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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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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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