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The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best of hearts.
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best of hearts.
. . . Therefore I am wel pleased to take any coulor to defend your
honour and hope you read more
. . . Therefore I am wel pleased to take any coulor to defend your
honour and hope you wyl remember that who seaketh two strings to
one bowe, he may shute strong but never strait.
Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, read more
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
Look before you ere you leap.
Look before you ere you leap.
I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly.
[Lat., Malo indisertam prudentiam, quam loquacem stultitiam.]
I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly.
[Lat., Malo indisertam prudentiam, quam loquacem stultitiam.]
It is always good
When a man has two irons in the fire.
It is always good
When a man has two irons in the fire.
He that fights and runs away will live to fight another day.
He that fights and runs away will live to fight another day.
I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for read more
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
Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid wooed by incapacity.
Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid wooed by incapacity.
