Thin-lipped wisdom spoke at her from the worn chair, hinted at prudence, quoted from that book of cowardice whose author apes the… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
It is one of the oldest maxims of moral prudence: Do not, by aspiring to what is impracticable, lose the opportunity of… — William Godwin Copy Share Image
Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences… — Robert Dale Owen Copy Share Image
For it is better, with closed eyes, to follow God as our guide, than, by relying on our own prudence, to wander… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
Sharp increases in the minimum wage rate are also inflationary. Frequently workers paid more than the minimum gauge their wages relative to… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Prudence and love cannot be mixed; you can end love, but never moderate it. — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Housekeeping is not beautiful; it cheers and raises neither the husband, the wife, nor the child; neither the host nor the guest;it… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Foresight is good when it is subject to the latter, but it becomes excessive when we are in a hurry to avoid… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
It's a question of prudence. Nobody has a high opinion of fishwives but who would dare offend them while walking through the… — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
Spurious prudence, making the senses final, is the god of sots and cowards, and is the subject of all comedy. It is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Prudence is what makes someone a great commodities trader - the capacity to face reality squarely in the eye without allowing emotion… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Quiet people always know more than they seem. Although very normal, their inner world is by default fronted mysterious and therefore assumed… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“You ask me why I don't speak Not a word at will But write so much worth well over a mill' Well… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Look your fill ” the creature murmured his voice as sweet and rich as syllabub sauce. And his lusty grin when he… — Charlotte Featherstone Copy Share Image
To seek the greatest good is to live well, and to live well is nothing other than to love God with the… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
Prudent and active men, who know their strength and use it with limit and circumspection, alone go far in the affairs of… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Since, though I do not repent my amorous exploits, I am far from wanting my example to contribute to the corruption of… — Giacomo Casanova Copy Share Image
So that every man lawfully ordained must bring a bow which hath two strings, a title of present right and another to… — Richard Hooker Copy Share Image
A small number of temples was protected by the fears, the venality, the taste, or the prudence of the civil and ecclesiastical… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Our religion is one which challenges the ordinary human standards by holding that the ideal of life is the spirit of a… — D. Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
The majority of persons choose their wives with as little prudence as they eat. They see a troll with nothing else to… — Edward Dahlberg Copy Share Image
Do not limp before the lame. [Old Fr., Ne clochez pas devant les boyteus.] — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
