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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
“The only happy marriages I know are marriages of prudence.” Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
“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
“It is easier to stay out than get out.” Mark Twain, Following the Equator
“If everything in the universe were sensible, nothing would happen.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
“For Prudence, is but Experience; which equall time, equally bestowes on all men, in those things they equally apply themselves unto.” Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

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