The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of thegreat. — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do under various circumstances in time and place. — John Milton Copy Share Image
Learning options will indeed mushroom for business students and leaders, but it will take prudence and shrewdness to find and utilize the… — Warren Bennis Copy Share Image
“When it seems the gods demand a sacrifice, patience and prudence always promote a well-thought stronger response over an in-the-moment reaction.” — Charles Benedict Copy Share Image
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
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence. — Democritus 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
These symbolize (Proverbs 30:14) the greedy and usurers whose teeth are swords and knifes which they use to devour the poor and… — Anthony of Padua Copy Share Image
. . . idealism is one of the greatest forces in the world. It makes seeming impossibilities possible and succeeds where prudence… — Grenville Kleiser Copy Share Image
If the Republican Party continues to take the view that there must be no tax increases, we're stuck. Capitalism can't work without… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
“Every year I live I am more convinced that the waste of life lies in the love we have not given, the… — Mary Cholmondeley 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
Our most dangerous tendency is to expect too much of government, and at the same time do for it too little. We… — Warren G. Harding Copy Share Image
A miscalculation is not negligence, nor prudence a crime. I am a scientist. I base my action or inaction upon probability and… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
We have to be the people who stand up and say look, vigilance is good and prudence is good. But a kind… — Russell D. Moore Copy Share Image
“...it is a mark of prudence never to place our complete trust in those who have deceived us even once.” — DESCARTES Copy Share Image
“...[T]o be unfaithful to my maxim of prudence may often be very advantageous to me, although to abide by it is certainly… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
Feelings can be controlled and behavior can be controlled. The line of sin is between the feelings and the behavior. The line… — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
“In politics there are no perfectly safe courses; prudence consists in choosing the least dangerous ones.” — Waxkeep Publishing Copy Share Image
I’d relived enough terrible events happening to cautious people to know that prudence wasn’t a guarantee for happiness. — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
Prudence is not the same thing as caution. Caution is a helpful strategy when you're crossing a minefield; it's a disaster when… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
Be circumspect in your dealings, and let the seed you plant be the offspring of prudence and care; thus fruit follows the… — Hosea Ballou Copy Share Image
If the prudence of reserve and decorum dictates silence in some circumstances, in others prudence of a higher order may justify us… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
The moderate are not usually the most sincere, for the same circumspection which makes them moderate makes them likewise retentive of what… — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
Cunning is none of the best nor worst qualities; it floats between virtue and vice; there is scarce any exigence where it… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Prudence and compromise are necessary means, but every man should have an impudent end which he will not compromise. — Charles Horton Cooley Copy Share Image
The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable; for the happy impute all their success to prudence and merit — Jonathan Swif Copy Share Image
Always resignation and acceptance. Always prudence and honour and duty. Elinor, where is your heart? — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
In merest prudence men should teach . . . That science ranks as monstrous things Two pairs of upper limbs; so wings--… — Henry Austin Dobson 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
One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence… — Bryant H. McGill Copy Share Image
We should use prudence when making decisions as to what is best for us, our families and our communities based on the… — Nancy Mace Copy Share Image
Nothing more unqualified the man to act with prudence than a misfortune that is attended with shame and guilt. — Jonathan Swift 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
What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom. — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
People know that I have adopted four principles in living my life: simple living, punctuality, hard work and prudence. — Abdul Sattar Edhi Copy Share Image
I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly. [Lat., Malo indisertam prudentiam, quam loquacem stultitiam.] — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
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