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There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
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.
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
Better is to bow than breake.
Better is to bow than breake.
Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
It is good the have a hatch before the durre.
It is good the have a hatch before the durre.
Precaution is better than cure.
[Lat., Praestat cautela quam medela.]
Precaution is better than cure.
[Lat., Praestat cautela quam medela.]
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts
