Quotes About Prudence

Prudence is a rich, ugly, old maid courted by incapacity.

All men of conscience or prudence ply to windward, to maintain their wars to be defensive.

A person who is discreet in speaking will be useful during the good times and will avoid punishment during the bad.

While prudence will endeavor to avoid this issue of war, bravery will prepare to meet it.

When it comes to matters of war and peace, we must not act rashly.

Just because you can, doesn't necessarily mean that you should!

Sometimes, and those times are many, wisdom demands that we remain silent. This is such a time.

Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.

Courage is strength in the face of knowledge of what is to be feared or hoped. Wisdom is prudent strength.

Wisdom means to choose now what will make sense later.

It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket.

Biblical wisdom means living a disciplined and prudent life in the fear of the Lord

A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.

Prudence is the footprint of Wisdom.

Temperance is the wisdom to know that not every constructive job requires a hammer.

If you're going to hit a car, try to be sure that it's not a cop car

It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds.

How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!

There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution but of fear.

The wise man avoids evil by anticipating it.

Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.

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

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know.

The toughest test of good judgment is to know when to withhold your better judgment.