#prude

This Budget reflects a choice - not an easy choice, but the right choice. And when you think about it, the only choice. The choice to take the responsible, prudent path to fiscal stability, economic growth and opportunity. ↗

— George Pataki

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Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought. ↗

— Thucydides

#calm #desire #few #few things #forethought

Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity. ↗

— Periander

#moderate #prosperity #prudent

Economy consists in a due and proper application of the means afforded according to the ability of the employer and the situation chosen; care being taken that the expenditure is prudently conducted. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

#according #afforded #application #being #care

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word "satiety." ↗

— Francis Quarles

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It behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms. ↗

— Jean Racine

#before #behooves #everything #make #person

I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature. ↗

— Herbert Read

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The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by analogy from the physical meaning of the word. ↗

— Herbert Read

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I mean, I'll say the filthiest things in the world, but when it comes down to it, I'm kind of a prude. ↗

— Andy Richter

#down #i #kind #mean #prude

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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