Prudence Quotes

"He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious." "The best way to keep one's word is not to give it." "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread" "The better part of valor is discretion." "If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst." "Let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall" "A clever man commits no minor blunders" "Waste not want not" "Quick decisions are unsafe decisions" "The hasty stroke goes oft astray" "Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash " "Distrust and caution are the parents of security" "Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily." "Prudence is but experience, which equal time equally bestows on all men in those things they equally apply themselves unto. " "A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can" "A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent" "Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame." "Clever in small things, foolish in bigger ones." "Rather go to bed supperless than rise in debt." "Common sense should always be in great quantity, compared with the rest of one's intellectual stores"