Quotes About Prudence

1870, even though the Hohenzollem Emperor, William II, pressed the family to establish a branch of the bank in his capital, the Rothschilds refused. As things turned out, it saved the family from large financial losses, but it was not shrewdness

La presunción, tan ingenua, de la ciencia del siglo xviii de poder disolver cualquier sospecha de misterio en el mundo ha dado paso, si no a la humildad, por lo menos a una mayor prudencia.

Horse sense is a good judgement which keeps horses from betting on people.

Horse sense is a good judgment which keeps horses from betting on people.

Follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner.

If at first you do succeed don't take any more chances.

If you have nothing to say, say nothing.

Your wisdom is consum'd in confidence. Do not go forth to-day.

Prudence reproaches; conscience accuses.

You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.

Courage is a virtue only so far as it is directed by prudence.

True courage lies in the middle, between cowardice and recklessness.

The tragic hero prefers death to prudence. The comedian prefers playing tricks to winning. Only the villain really plays to win.

He is a very cautious man, and he believes wholeheartedly in nothing.

To speak knowing the truth, among prudent and dear men, about what is greatest and dear, is a thing that is safe and encouraging. But to present arguments at a time when one is in doubt and seeking... is a thing both frightening and slippery.

Courage, for example, when not based on forethought, is mere recklessness; when a man is thoughtlessly confident, he gets hurt; but when he is mindful of what he does, things go well.

It is well for one to know more than he says

But still—well, we mustn't get too groovy.

Proceeding with caution and proceeding slowly are sometimes two different things. In certain circumstances, momentum could be more important than caution, though it was never wise to dispense with wariness.

He drops the pistol into the right-hand pocket of his raincoat. He is not expecting trouble. Nevertheless, he goes nowhere unarmed. One can never be too careful. Besides, opportunities often arise unexpectedly. In

And he added that prudence in no way assured us of success but consoled us and excused us in failure.

I'm not doing anything dumb; I'm not getting in trouble.

There's a difference between having an edge and being stupid.

known that he had to be careful