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It is no less a feat to keep what you have, than to increase it. I

It is no less a feat to keep what you have, than to increase it. In one there is chance, the other will be a work of art. – Ovid

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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. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rule of composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation; rather prevents loss than procures advantage; and often miscarriages, but seldom reaches either power or honor. – Samuel Johnson

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Never speak of a rope in the family of one who has been hanged. – Proverb

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There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence. – Charles Caleb Colton

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