Quotes About Prudence

Great and unexpected successes are often the cause of foolish rushing into acts of extravagance.

we must be open to the fact that in regard to some ethical judgments, our focus will be more on the wise, judicious course of action than on the absolute right course of action.

El éxito a menudo genera éxito. las personas de éxito asocian con y aprender de la gente exitosa. Y así es como un león va viento en popa. éxito, sin embargo, debe ser manejado con prudencia, porque históricamente el éxito ha arruinado a más personas que las fallas. Buena suerte!

And only a moron would bring a sword to a gunfight.

Diffidence is the better part of knowledge.

Proclaim not all thou knowest, all thou knowest, all thou hast, nor all thou cans't.

...wisdom is in large part the knowledge of how to avoid doing dumb things, and thus grows globally as a function of the published inventory of stupid mistakes.

We should test prudently; not profligately.

We live in age of prudence. The leaders of the people now generally follow.

And a young prince must be prudent like that, giving freely while his father livesso that afterwards, in age when fighting startssteadfast companions will stand by himand hold the line.

One should practice much sense, not much learning.

Selfish prudence is too often allowed to come between duty and human life.

Don't do anything stupid.

Being discreet has never been your strong suit.

Be careful what you show the world. You never know when the wolf is watching.

It's good common sense, your grace.' Mahina shook her head. 'Good sense is far from common, I fear, Tarja.

Evie," Grayson murmured. "We need to be careful." Evie?

They seem to believe that, left to my own devices, I might do something ill-advised,

For Epicurus, living prudently, in deep appreciation of modest pleasures, was not just the route to happiness, it was happiness.

Discretion is a synonym for intelligence.

La paternidad, en medio de sus calvarios, proporcionan goces generosos que no comprendemos los que vivimos acorazados en nuestra prudente abstención.

knock yourself out...Or rather don't

Another reason she was wary around him was that he was simply too bloody damned clever. Frantically

It is better to be safe than sorry.