Quotes About Prudence

Extremism and outrage are simple, relentless, attention-seeking. Rationality and prudence are difficult, exhausting, mundane. Occam's razor works in reverse when it comes to answers: If the answer is easy, it is wrong.

Extremism and outrage are simple, relentless, attention-seeking. Rationality and prudence are difficult, exhausting, mundane.

I never stood in a public house bar and alcoholic drink never touched my lips.

Tough times call for tough choices and pinching every penny.

I'll trade glib for common sense any day.

I hate to see prudence clinging to the green suckers of youth; 'tis like ivy round a sapling, and spoils the growth of the tree.

Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.

Like everybody and trust no one.

Trust, but look for the exits.

Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.

Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel.' Sign in Skardu

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.

Ma non dovete adombrarvi: gli sciocchi fanno parte della vita come gli alberi e la terra, ma ricordate, siate attenta e prudente, perché gli sciocchi sono dannatamente pericolosi. Sapete la differenza tra uno sciocco e un malvagio, piccola principessa?" Questa volta Chiara si lasciò scappare un cenno di diniego. "I malvagi ci danneggiano per ricavarne un guadagno. Gli sciocchi ci danneggiano senza alcun profitto. E' possibile trattare con i malvagi, non con gli idioti.

Há momentos, na vida, em que a sabedoria vem da imaginação e não da prudência.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

O love, when thou gettest dominion over us, we may bid good-by to prudence.

O tyrant love, when held by you, We may to prudence bid adieu. [Fr., Amour! Amour! quand tu nous tiens On peut bien dire, Adieu, prudence.]

No ha entendido que los sistemas cambian y que, mientras no sea el centro de uno de ellos, debe mantenerse prudentemente en la sombra.

The step between prudence and paranoia is short and steep. Prudence wears a seat belt. Paranoia avoids cars. Prudence washes with soap. Paranoia avoids human contact. Prudence saves for old age. Paranoia hoards even trash. Prudence prepares and plans. Paranoia panics. Prudence calculates the risk and takes the plunge. Paranoia never enters the water.

2Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good. If you act too quickly, you might make a mistake.

The wise woman thinks twice and speaks once or, better yet, does not speak at all.

A smart man only tells half of what he thinks.

The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.