Quotes About Prudence

Don't give cherries to pigs or advice to fools.

was better to be safe than sorry.

Curiosity is not a sin.... But we should exercise caution with our curiosity... yes, indeed.

Many of our education, finance, and health regrets are actually different outward expressions of the same core regret: our failure to be responsible, conscientious, or prudent.

An inability to be guided by a "healthy fear" of bad consequences is a disastrous flaw.

Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.

It is always good to be careful or vigilant.

I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight.

Cheapness is a great virtue.

You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character.

Genius always gives its best at first prudence, at last.

It's much cleverer to keep out of trouble than to get out.

Better safe than sorry!

Conservatism, in the world of American politics, no longer means "to struggle for the continuation of institutions and policies which best reflect values of moderation and fiscal prudence".  Conservatism now means a type of extremism which is anathema to earlier incarnations of the GOP.

basis for decision making (Proverbs 29:25).

Eloquence in public assemblies is not the surest road to fame and preferment, at least unless it be used with great caution, very rarely, and with great reserve.

Should I go ahead and buy that item or just save my money for a rainy day?

Let's have a fiscally but not sexually conservative Valentine's Day

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

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

I'm only brave when I have to. Being brave doesn't mean looking for trouble. -Mufasa

I'm only brave when I have to be. Being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble. - Mufasa

Always presume that the enemy has dangerous designs and always be forehanded with the remedy. But do not let these calculations make your timid.

A prudent person, having to do with a designing one, will always distrust most when appearances are fairest.