Quotes about Prudence

Probabilities direct the conduct of the wise man.

Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got.

There are men running governments who shouldn't be allowed to play with matches.

Liberalism is trust of the people, tempered by prudence; conservatism, distrust of people, tempered by fear.

For it is better, with closed eyes, to follow God as our guide, than, by relying on our own prudence, to wander through those circuitous paths which it devises for us.