Prudence Quotes
237 quotes by 165 authors
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The Iron Rule of prudence for an Istanbulite Woman: If you are as fragile as a tea glass, either find a way to never encounter…
— Elif Safak
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One word is too often profaned For me to profane it, One feeling too falsely disdain'd For thee to disdain it. One hope too like…
— Percy Bysshe Shelley
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A Stoic is someone who transforms fear into prudence, pain into transformation, mistakes into initiation, and desire into undertaking.
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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He seemed determines, his resolve unwavering. This would take tact. Prudence. Possible Milk Duds.
— Darynda Jones
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I’d relived enough terrible events happening to cautious people to know that prudence wasn’t a guarantee for happiness.
— Jeaniene Frost
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For it is better, with closed eyes, to follow God as our guide, than, by relying on our own prudence, to wander through those circuitous…
— John Calvin
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I shifted in my chair as Dad waited for a response. He seemed determined, his resolve unwavering. This would take tact. Prudence. Possibly Milk Duds.…
— Darynda Jones
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The principal use of prudence, of self-control, is that it teaches us to be masters of our passions, and to so control and guide them…
— Rene Descartes
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Now there are five matters to which a general must pay strict heed. The first of these is administration; the second, preparedness; the third, determination;…
— Unknown Author
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To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art.
— Berthold Auerbach
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Prudence reproaches; conscience accuses.
— Immanuel Kant
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Every day I live I am more convinced that the waste of life lies in the love we have not given, the powers we have…
— Mary Cholmondeley
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Learning options will indeed mushroom for business students and leaders, but it will take prudence and shrewdness to find and utilize the best option.
— Warren G. Bennis
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The batteries are gradually becoming charged, and if the prudence of the government does not provide an outlet for the currents that are accumulating, some…
— Jose Rizal
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Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision,…
— John Ortberg
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Romance is a bird that will not sing in every bush, and love-affairs, however devoted the sentiments that inspire them, are often so business-like in…
— Edward Frederic Benson
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The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts.
— Henry Fielding
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In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best.
— Robert Hall
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Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean…
— Akhenaton
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Running back-to-back races requires a certain tactical prudence. Going too hard in any one race might jeopardize your performance in another. Maintaining proper hydration and…
— Dean Karnazes
Who Wrote These Prudence Quotes
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