Quotes About Prudence

Not understanding that doing nothing can be much more preferable to doing something potentially harmful.

in absence of much additional information it is preferable to reserve one's judgment.

One needs to be intelligent in recognizing the favorable outcome and knowing what to discard.

enjoy our blessings, and try to preserve, by becoming more conservative

enjoy our blessings, and try to preserve, by becoming more conservative, what we got by luck.

But to do things right, they ought to learn to keep silent in the absence of news of significance.

Remain sober and remember to watch out).

Never cross a river if it is on average four feet deep

which does not require knowledge or intelligence, merely rationality in choice.

chess grandmasters usually win by not losing; people become rich by not going bust (particularly when others do);

en pos de la inspiración, y allí se entregaba a auténticas juergas de trabajo. «The one prudence in life is concentration; the one evil is dissipation», dice el filósofo norteamericano que ya hemos citado.

So be careful when you bend over.

Rule Number One is don't die. Corollary Number One is don't poke things that will certainly kill you, like high-tension cables and hostile level-six Existential Anthropic Threats.

the diarist very wisely writes, "one could not be too guarded in one's conduct with such heroes."{201}

It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.

You want to harbor your resources and try not to make a mistake.

The lifestyle I grew up with is still the lifestyle I live now: things in moderation, be smart with what you have.

Money looks better in the bank than on your feet.

Caution, not exuberance, should be our fiscal motto.

discretion will generally keep a fella safe.

When your words are futile, you're better off keeping them to yourself

Don't let your mouth start nothing your ass can't stand.

What he might call cowardice other people called common sense.

Nonetheless, he was sensitive not just to the need for countercyclical economic policies to head off future depression, but also to the prudential virtues of 'the social security state'.