Quotes About Prudence

Unfortunately, fear often disguises itself behind the mask of care. Fearful people often excuse their fear as caution. "I'm not afraid. I'm just being cautious." "You can't rush these things, you know.

And I'd add that every good thing has its disadvantages, and the disadvantage of love is precisely that it leaves room for nothing else, not even the prudence of ferrets.

I don't sign contracts on a whim.

I am pro live below your means.

I live below my means. I think that's a good discipline because you never can tell.

Extremes are dangerous.

There's no need for me to go out there and try to set the world on fire, try to win races and put myself in a tough spot, not be able to capitalize on it. If the opportunity presents itself, yeah, we'll jump on it. There's no need for me to force a hole, end up tearing up a racecar.

If you live among dogs, keep a stick. After all, this is what a hound has teeth for-to bite when he feels like it!

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'

The government should not be guided by Temporary Excitement, but by Sober Second Thought.

Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God.

Just stop pursuing the subject we know is going to lead to disaster. Pro 17:14 - The idea is not to sweep the matter under the rug but it gives a little time for the water to recede behind the dam.

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 into greater disasters.

Homo economicus would cheat only if he stood to benefit by enough and if the odds of being caught were sufficiently low. So the mere fact that he does not have a reputation for being a cheat tells us only that he's been prudent.

In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best.

If you are stupid enough to dine with the devil, for Christ's sake use a long spoon.

What would you do if you were me? said Solly. What would I do in your place? No, no; you'd do something fantastic and get farther into the soup. I want to know what you would do if you were intelligent but prudent. What would you do if you were me?

Every year that I live I am more convinced that the waste of life lies in the love we have not given, the powers we have not used, the selfish prudence which will risk nothing, and which, shirking pain, misses happiness as well." —Mary Cholmondeley

Take bold risks yet hedge them with common sense.

careful not to overexpose

Corre grandes riesgos, pero protégete con sentido común. Equilibra vivir como si no hubiese mañana con comportarte como si fueses a vivir para siempre

Daring in design, cautious in execution—it was a formula he made his own throughout his career.

Se John Kirwan Venton tinha esperanças de pôr as mãos na herança de Ann, foi frustrado pela prudência do sogro, que deixou dois sétimos de seu patrimônio para Ann, mas especificou que Venton estaria excluído do dinheiro, referindo-se a ele como pessoa "lamentável em sua conduta".

Having twice been sued by people for offering incorrect market advice, he refrained from offering stock tips.