Prudence Quotes

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them. Mark Twain
God Freedom Three Freedom Of Speech Country Goodness Practice Our Those Never Precious Prudence Precious Things Either Them Conscience Things Speech
Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear. William E. Gladstone
Politics Trust People Fear Conservatism Liberalism Tempered Distrust Prudence
We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters. Robert E. Lee
Wisdom Our Must Prevent Disasters Call Greater Falling Expect Prudence Energies Sent Forth Us Teach Even Defeats
Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human life. Akhenaton
Life Heart Words Virtues Guide Give Lean Unto She Mistress Hear Prudence Maxims Human Store Heed Them Human Life Her Thine Universal
Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety. John Ortberg
Procrastination Safety Hesitation Indecision Way Driving Road Ambivalence Prudence Moderation Middle
If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner. Omar N. Bradley
Wisdom Technology Our Develop Executioner Without Prove Continue Prudence May Servant
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence. Democritus
Trust Worth Men Mark Latter Silly Course Prudence Former
The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all their success to prudence or merit. Jonathan Swift
Success Happy Miserable Power Only Merit Prudence Fortune
I will talk and act, not on my knees, but with prudence. Lech Walesa
Will Knees Talk Prudence Act
The batteries are gradually becoming charged, and if the prudence of the government does not provide an outlet for the currents that are accumulating, some day the spark will be generated. Jose Rizal
Government Day Will Batteries Charged Some Outlet Does Becoming Provide Accumulate Prudence Gradually Currents Spark
Prudence is foresight and far-sightedness. It's the ability to make immediate decisions on the basis of their longer-range effects. John Ortberg
Immediate Ability Make Foresight Effects Prudence Decisions Basis
Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Age Youth Old Old Age Prudence Belongs
We must believe what is good and true about the prophets, that they were sages, that they did understand what proceeded from their mouths, and that they bore prudence on their lips. Origen
Good Believe Must Bore About Prophets True Understand Were Prudence Lips Did Mouths
Bringing back something akin to Glass-Steagall would clearly help limit risk in the system. And that's a very good and worthy goal. Letting banks sell securities and insurance products and services allowed them to grow too big too fast and fueled a culture that put profit and pay over prudence. Andrew Ross Sorkin
Good Culture Big Pay Profit Too Back System Securities Worthy Would Something Risk Allowed Put Clearly Over Limit Insurance Goal Sell Very Prudence Banks Them Fueled Products Help Grow Fast Letting Services Bringing
One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won. Bryant H. McGill
Truth Strength Ignorance Battles Purpose Column Wiser Institution Ideas Falling His Won Person Prudence Hold Cannot Save
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence. Charles Caleb Colton
Nothing More Excessive Than Prudence Imprudent
Romance is a bird that will not sing in every bush, and love-affairs, however devoted the sentiments that inspire them, are often so business-like in the prudence with which they are conducted, that romance is reduced to a mere croaking or a disgusted silence. E. F. Benson
Silence Inspire Bird Will Every Mere Sing Devoted Reduced However Prudence Often Romance Disgusted Which Them Bush Sentiments
Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience. Francesco Guicciardini
Trust Experience Natural Will Guide Entirely No-One Him Himself Without Prudence Persuade Help Suffice
Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.' Francis Quarles
Heart Word Temper Fearful Written Prudence Your Lest
One very clear impression I had of all the Beautiful People was their prudence. It may be that they paid for their own airline tickets, but they paid for little else. James Brady
Beautiful People Own Else Airline Had Clear Beautiful People Tickets Impression Very Prudence May Little Paid
Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Time Genius Makes Quick Prudence Use Moment Who
Once established with Great Britain, it would not be difficult, with moderation and prudence, to establish permanent peace with the rest of the world, when our most sanguine hopes of prosperity may be realized. John C. Calhoun
Great Peace World Prosperity Rest Difficult Great Britain Our Once Would Hopes Most Permanent Permanent Peace Prudence Moderation May Establish Established Realized Britain
Prudence is what makes someone a great commodities trader - the capacity to face reality squarely in the eye without allowing emotion or ego to get in the way. It's what is needed by every quarterback or battlefield general. John Ortberg
Great Reality Ego Face Every Way Battlefield Eye Face Reality Someone General Emotion Allowing Without Makes Trader Quarterback Squarely Prudence Get Commodities Capacity Needed
Prudence is not the same thing as caution. Caution is a helpful strategy when you're crossing a minefield; it's a disaster when you're in a gold rush. John Ortberg
You Same Thing Strategy Rush Crossing Disaster Caution Prudence Same Gold Helpful Thing
You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character. Luc de Clapiers
Strength Character You People Own Must Prudence Want Rouse Consciousness Raise
Prudence does not mean failing to accept responsibilities and postponing decisions; it means being committed to making joint decisions after pondering responsibly the road to be taken. Pope Benedict XVI
Responsibilities Responsibly Joint Taken Road Failing Accept Does Making Prudence Committed Being After Decisions Mean Means
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