#prudent

Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity. ↗

— Periander

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To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

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That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future. ↗

— Anatole France

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The prudent see only the difficulties, the bold only the advantages, of a great enterprise; the hero sees both; diminishes the former and makes the latter preponderate, and so conquers. ↗

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

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I have serious concerns about whether it's prudent to give any foreign country substantial leverage over the U.S. economy. Instead of spending $80 billion on important programs here at home, we're sending this money overseas just to pay interest on our debt. ↗

— Tim Johnson

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Life has no blessing like a prudent friend. ↗

— Euripides

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There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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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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Yes, prudently invested contributions to the Social Security fund may bring greater dividends, but those contributions would also face a greater risk. It would be like gambling. We should not gamble with the investments and the future of the citizens of this land. ↗

— Daniel Inouye

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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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