Quotes About Prudence

I believe such compassion and prudence is good politics on the part of Mother Marina. If our convent cannot be completely virtuous, better to give the appearance of being so. Thus she keeps her nuns happy as well as the government and the church.

When God gives you an inch, don't take a mile.

As we have been continuously counseled for more than 60 years, let us have some food set aside that would sustain us for a time in case of need. But let us not panic nor go to extremes. Let us be prudent in every respect. And, above all, my brothers and sisters, let us move forward with faith in the Living God and His Beloved Son.

Common sense is a flower that does not grow in everyone's garden.

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it — and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove-lid again — and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one any more.

A fast is better than a bad meal.

Fear is one part prudence.

If you play with fire, you're gonna get burned.

prudent, steadfast, and courageous.

Don't be idiots. For the love of Christ, don't be idiots.

Panic of 1873 had already cast its shadow across the money markets of New York and Chicago; prudent men were beginning to draw in their investments, but the men and women involved in this outlandish affair were so wealthy and so protected that the panic could not touch them.

The prudent course is to make an investment in learning, testing and understanding, determine how the new concepts compare to how you now operate and thoughtfully determine how they apply to what you want to achieve in the future.

There is, therefore, wisdom in reserving one's decisions as long as possible and until all the facts and forces that will be potent at the moment are revealed.

If there is no wisdom, rationality can be very dangerous.

Making wise decisions requires more than incentives. It requires wisdom.

Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.

People want power but not wisdom. Power without wisdom is a very dangerous thing. Better to have wisdom first.

Before you attack the porcupine, think of its quills!

If your prudence stops you every time from taking an action, then you are no more prudent, you are frightened.

Prudence is precaution, prudence is protection.

Don't always use prudence for precaution, sometimes use it for progress.

Common sense comes not just from knowledge, but also from wisdom.

You must be wise and act with wisdom

If a lion invites you to dinner, turn down the offer, no matter how hungry you are.