These principles with due regard to time and place, must, in accordance with Christian prudence, be applied to all schools, particularly in… — Pope Pius XI Copy Share Image
“It is by the goodness of god that in our country we have those 3 unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“[The wives of powerful noblemen] must be highly knowledgeable about government, and wise – in fact, far wiser than most other such… — Christine de Pizan Copy Share Image
He who does not stretch himself according to the coverlet finds his feet uncovered. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Nevertheless, he must be cautious in believing and acting, and must not inspire fear of his own accord, and must proceed in… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Stage charm guarantees in advance an actor's hold on the audience, it helps him to carry over to large numbers of people… — Constantin Stanislavski Copy Share Image
Souls were the same. They, too, had useless baggage that impeded their proper performance, these annoying, holier-than-thou bits dangling like an appendix… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
Prudence is foresight and far-sightedness. It's the ability to make immediate decisions on the basis of their longer-range effects. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
When you do well in school as a young person you can foresee a bountiful future for yourself. When you don't do… — George Chuvalo Copy Share Image
We live in age of prudence. The leaders of the people now generally follow. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
Life is a festival only to the wise. Seen from the nook and chimneyside of prudence, it wears a ragged and dangerous… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The longer I live, the more I am certified that men, in all that relates to their own health, have not common… — Jane Welsh Carlyle Copy Share Image
Now there are five matters to which a general must pay strict heed. The first of these is administration; the second, preparedness;… — Wu Ta-ch'i Copy Share Image
Lucretius was passionate, and much more in need of exhortations to prudence than Epicurus was. He committed suicide, and appears to have… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
There is no praise we have not lavished upon prudence; and yet she cannot assure to us the most trifling event. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The vices enter into the composition of the virtues, as poisons into that of medicines. Prudence collects and arranges them, and uses… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“The only truths worth arguing about are those truths that could prevent or lead to circumstances that may bite us in the… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Yes, I had two strings to my bow; both golden ones, egad! and both cracked. — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
A Stoic is someone who transforms fear into prudence, pain into transformation, mistakes into initiation, and desire into undertaking. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Enough gold to live like a lord, you said. What did you do with all that wealth?” Brown Ben laughed. “Fool boy… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“We know way too many words of wisdom, but perform all too few actions of wisdom.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
