Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.
Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts.
One very clear impression I had of all the Beautiful People was their prudence. It may be that they paid for their own airline tickets, but they paid for little else.
One must not mix up prudence with gestures of servility.
Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.
Once established with Great Britain, it would not be difficult, with moderation and prudence, to establish permanent peace with the rest of the world, when our most sanguine hopes of prosperity may be realized.
It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence.
Prudence is foresight and far-sightedness. It's the ability to make immediate decisions on the basis of their longer-range effects.
Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.
