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Good nature without prudence, is foolishness
Good nature without prudence, is foolishness
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
And it is a common saying that it is best first to catch the
stag, and afterwards, when he read more
And it is a common saying that it is best first to catch the
stag, and afterwards, when he has been caught, to skin him.
[Lat., Et vulgariter dicitur, quod primun oportet cervum capere,
et postea, cum captus fuerit, illum excoriare.]
Prudence is the knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be
shunned.
Prudence is the knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be
shunned.
And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be
for a glorious read more
And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be
for a glorious throne to his father's house.
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.]
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
He is a dangerous fellow, keep clear of him. (That is: he has
hay on his horns, showing he read more
He is a dangerous fellow, keep clear of him. (That is: he has
hay on his horns, showing he is dangerous.)
[Lat., Faenum habet in cornu, longe fuge.]
For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.