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Prudence |
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Quotations
 | If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone. — Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer 19 likes |
 | Any one can get angry — that is easy — or give or spend money; but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way, that is not for every one, nor is it easy. — Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 10 likes |
 | Live as if you were living for the second time and as if you had made a lot of mistakes the first time. — Victor Frankl, 1905-1997, Austrian neurologist 9 likes |
 | Prudence is a euphemism for fear. — Jules Renard, 1864-1910, French writer 6 likes |
 | It is Wit to pick a Lock, and steal a Horse ; but it is Wisdom to let it alone — Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734, English physician and adage collector 6 likes |
| Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship. — Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer 4 likes |
 | For Prudence, is but Experience; which equal time, equally bestows on all men, in those things they equally apply themselves unto. — Thomas Hobbes, 1588-1679, English philosopher 4 likes |
 | Most men of action believe in fate and most men of thought believe in prudence. — Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer 4 likes |
 | The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shinning. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 3 likes |
 | Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second. |
| It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterward. |
 | Chance generally favors the prudent. |
 | In life as in chess, you can give up a tower, but not the queen. |
 | Science had better not free the minds of men too much, before it has tamed their instincts. |
 | Never assume the other fellow will not do something you wouldn’t do. |
 | Sex in privacy; boldness; storing away useful items; watchfulness; and not easily trusting others; these five things are to be learned from a crow. |
| A wise man should not reveal his loss of wealth, the vexation of his mind, the misconduct of his own wife, base words spoken by others, and disgrace that has befallen him. |
| Consider again and again the following: the right time, the right friends, the right place, the right means of income, the right ways of spending, and from whom you derive your power. |
| Do not stay for a single day in a place where these five do not exist: a rich man, a king, a Brahman who knows the Vedas, a river and a doctor. |
 | There is a strong feeling in favour of cowardly and prudential proverbs. |
 | Prudence is the modesty of cowards. |
 | When you are crazy you learn to keep quiet. |
 | I am the captain of my destiny, I do not abandon the ship in hard times, But, I do have sense enough not to go down with the ship. |
Latin Quotes
 | When in doubt, abstain. In dubio abstine. 23 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | The prudence of the father is the greatest commandment for the children. Πατρός σωφροσύνη μέγιστον τέκνοις παράγγελμα. — Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 6 likes |
 | Speak to a tyrant as little as possible or as pleasantly as possible. Ομιλείν δυνάστῃ... ως ήκιστα ή ως ήδιστα. — Aesop, 620-560 BC, Ancient Greek fabulist 6 likes |
 | Do not let your tongue outrun your mind. Η γλώσσα σου μη προτρεχέτω του νου. — Chilon of Sparta, 6th cent. BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece 5 likes |
 | Prudence is different from the other virtues as much as vision is different from the other senses. Τοσούτω διαφέρει η φρόνησις των άλλων αρετών, όσω η όρασις των άλλων αισθήσεων. — Solon, 630-560 BC, Ancient Greek lawmaker & philosopher 4 likes |
 | Prudence is a depository of virtue. Ταμιείον εστί αρετής η σωφροσύνη. — Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy) 4 likes |
 | The prudent stay away from hatred and anger. Σώφρονος ανδρός έχθραν φυλάττεσθαι και οργήν. — Plutarch, 47-120 AD, Ancient Greek historian 4 likes |
 | It will not always be summer, build barns. Ουκ αεί θέρος εσσείται, ποιείσθε καλιάς. — Hesiod, 7th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -503 3 likes |
Proverbs
 | People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 8 likes |
 | Dig the well before you are thirsty. 4 likes |
 | Don't put a finger between the tree and the bark. 2 likes |
 | An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 2 likes |
