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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.]
Good nature without prudence, is foolishness
Good nature without prudence, is foolishness
Precaution is better than cure.
[Lat., Praestat cautela quam medela.]
Precaution is better than cure.
[Lat., Praestat cautela quam medela.]
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
Look before you ere you leap.
Look before you ere you leap.
He that fights and runs away will live to fight another day.
He that fights and runs away will live to fight another day.
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
Get Estates may venture more. Little Boats must keep near Shore.
Get Estates may venture more. Little Boats must keep near Shore.
