#prudence

But after this natural burst of indignation, no man of sense, courage, or prudence will waste his time or his strength in retrospective reproaches or repinings. ↗

— Robert Peel

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I'll pray that you grow up a brave man in a brave country. I will pray you find a way to be useful. I'll pray, and then I'll sleep. ↗

— Marilynne Robinson

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

— William Blake

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You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

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There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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