Prudence Quotes

237 quotes by 170 authors

I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
If suicide be supposed a crime, it is only cowardice can impel us to it. If it be no crime, both prudence and courage should… — David Hume
If thou art terrible to manyh, then beware of many. — Decimius Magnus Ausonius
And government (to define it de facto, or according to modern prudence) is an art whereby some man, or some few men, subject a city… — James Harrington
It is a disgrace to let ignorance and vanity do more with us than prudence and principle. — Marcus Aurelius
The softest breeze to fairest flowers gives birth: Think not that Prudence dwells in dark abodes, She scans the future with the eye of gods. — William Wordsworth
I think that the principle of the Conservative Party is jealousy of liberty and of the people , only qualified by fear ; but I… — William E. Gladstone
Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear. — William E. Gladstone
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence. — Charles Caleb Colton
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men. — Roald Dahl
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence. — Democritus
It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence. — John Dryden
Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent. — Euripides
Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues. — Joseph Hall
No worse fate can befall a young man or woman than becoming prematurely entrenched in prudence and negation. — Knut Hamsun
As is our confidence, so is our capacity. — William Hazlitt
To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary to follow, in order to… — William Hazlitt
There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to… — Samuel Johnson
We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling… — Robert E. Lee
One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save… — Bryant H. McGill

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