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Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.

» Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832) British clergyman, sportsman and author [well known for his eccentrities]

There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.

» Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832) British clergyman, sportsman and author [well known for his eccentrities]

Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do under various circumstances in time and place.

» John Milton (1608-1674) English poet, polemicist, man of letters

Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.

» Marcus Tulius Cicero (106-43) Writer,lawyer, politician and great roman orator

It is no less a feat to keep what you have, than to increase it. In one there is chance, the other will be a work of art.

» Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Prussian German statesman and aristocrat [1st Chancellor of Germany]

Nothing can be done quickly and prudently at the same time.

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It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.

» René Descartes (1596-1650) French Mathematician

Prudence is an attitude that keeps life safe, but does not often make it happy.

» Samuel Butler (1835-1902) Novelist, iconoclastic Victorian-era English author

Prudence is a rich, ugly, old maid courted by incapacity.

» Will Rogers (1879-1935) American humorist and actor

The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best of hearts.

» Henry Fielding (1707-1754) English novelist and dramatist

I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for neither of these weaken the enemy, but threats make him more cautious, and the other excites his hatred, and a desire to revenge himself.

» Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) Napoleon I French general

All enterprises that are entered into with indiscreet zeal may be pursued with great vigor at first, but are sure to collapse in the end.

» Publilius Syrus (46-29) Former syrian slave who became a roman Writerand poet

Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rule of composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation; rather prevents loss than procures advantage; and often miscarriages, but seldom reaches either power or honor.

» Samuel Butler (1835-1902) Novelist, iconoclastic Victorian-era English author

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