Quotes About Prudence

20 No te aconsejes con tontos; porque éstos no pueden amar sino aquello que a ellos les place. 21 No consultes en presencia de un extraño o desconocido; porque no sabes lo que él maquina dentro de sí. 22 Ni descubras tu corazón a cualquier hombre; no sea que te muestre una falsa amistad, y te afrente. 9

Rule of thumb: if you think something is clever and sophisticated beware-it is probably self-indulgence.

By the power of the Holy Spirit, he is a man of supernatural prudence. He ponders, prays, discerns, and acts. Prudence is his charioteer.

In practical life the wisest and soundest people avoid speculation.

Life is fraught with opportunities to keep your mouth shut.

Don't risk what is important to you, to get what is not important to you.

Be curious about life, and cautious with it!

It's much easier to stay out of trouble now than to get out of trouble later.

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.

Is it life, I ask, is it even prudence, To bore thyself and bore the students?

A good motto to live by: "Always try not to get killed.

The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part I have saved my life.

Conduciveness to happiness being then the test of virtue, and all happiness being composed of our own happiness and that of others, the production of our own happiness is prudence, the production of the happiness of others is effective benevolence. The tree of virtue is thus divided into to great stems, out of which grow all the other branches of virtue.

It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins.

Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun. You don't stare at it. It's too risky. Ya get a sense of it and then you look away.

set your own rules and stick to them; never argue with the market; never make a play you can't afford; never give way to irrational exuberance. Above all, don't be a sucker.

What we call the wisdom that comes with age is usually simple caution.

Mut ohne Klugheit ist Unfug, und Klugheit ohne Mut ist Quatsch!

That's easy. I can always borrow two dollars and a half." "I think perhaps I can too. But I try not to borrow. First you borrow. Then you beg.

No es cobardía saber lo que es insensato. —Ni es insensato saber lo que es cobardía —dijo Anselmo, incapaz de resistir la tentación de hacer una frase.

If it ain't broke, don't let some stupid fucker fuck it up sort of thing.

And as regards haste,' he added philosophically, 'the impression that time is quickly running out is customarily a warning signal enjoining one to reduce the pace, and proceed slowly and with due prudence.' Geralt

prudent people look as far down the road as possible when making decisions.

They ask what I often refer to as the best question ever: "In light of my past experience, and my future hopes and dreams, what's the wise thing to do?