Quotes About Prudence

I'm a conservative businesswoman in a way because I try not to invest too much to the point that if things go bad, I'd lose a lot.

Investing should be dull. It shouldn't be exciting.

Discretion in speech is more than eloquence.

Thrift was never more necessary in the world's history than it is today.

Give not thy tongue too great a liberty, lest it take thee prisoner. A word unspoken is like thy sword in thy scabbard; if vented, the sword is in another?s hand.* If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue.

The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.

The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it.

Betreffs des Mauls, da solltet Ihr das Eure vielleicht halten.

Be wise enough not to be reckless, but brave enough to take great risks.

When one has one's hand full of truth it is not always wise to open it.

But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

The citadel of Jones was now taken by surprise. All those considerations of honour and prudence which our heroe had lately with so much military wisdom placed as guards over the avenues of his heart, ran away from their posts, and the god of love marched in, in triumph.

he had discovered that his master and himself, like some prudent fathers and sons, though they travelled together in great friendship, had embraced opposite parties.

What is prudence in the conduct of every private family," said Adam Smith's strong common sense in reply to the sophists of his time, "can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.

Lo que en la conducta de cualquier familia es prudencia —afirmaba el recio sentido común de Adam Smith, replicando a los sofistas de su tiempo— difícilmente puede ser locura en el gobierno de un gran reino.»

An uncommon prudence is habtual with the subtler depravity, for it has everything to hide.

Yes, prudently invested contributions to the Social Security fund may bring greater dividends, but those contributions would also face a greater risk. It would be like gambling. We should not gamble with the investments and the future of the citizens of this land.

It is only the young and callow and ignorant that admire rashness. Think before you speak. Know your subject.

I still treat every job as if I might never get hired again as far as the way I save money and live really modestly.

It behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms.

We Hoosiers hold to some quaint notions. Some might say we 'cling' to them, though not out of fear or ignorance. We believe in paying our bills. We have kept our state in the black throughout the recent unpleasantness, while cutting rather than raising taxes, by practicing an old tribal ritual - we spend less money than we take in.

That's the first rule of survival in enemy waters: volunteer nothing.