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prudence quotes
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“remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime.”
Jon Krakauer
,
Into the Wild
“She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.”
Jane Austen
,
Persuasion
“If everything in the universe were sensible, nothing would happen.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
,
The Brothers Karamazov
“The only happy marriages I know are marriages of prudence.”
Leo Tolstoy
,
Anna Karenina
“It is easier to stay out than get out.”
Mark Twain
,
Following the Equator
“What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.”
Adam Smith
,
The Wealth of Nations
“For Prudence, is but Experience; which equall time, equally bestowes on all men, in those things they equally apply themselves unto.”
Thomas Hobbes
,
Leviathan
Related topics
courage
wisdom
time
experience
youth
action
romance
marriage
state
caution
safety
family
negligence
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Persuasion
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Anna Karenina
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The Brothers Karamazov
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Following the Equator
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The Wealth of Nations
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Leviathan
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Into the Wild
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