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Nothing can be done quickly and prudently at the same time. - Publ

Nothing can be done quickly and prudently at the same time. – Publilius Syrus

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Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth. – Publilius Syrus

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We can easily become as much slaves to precaution as we can to fear. Although we can never rivet our fortune so tight as to make it impregnible, we may by our excessive prudence squeeze out of the life that we are guarding so anxiously all the adventurous quality that makes it worth living. – Randolph Silliman Bourne

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

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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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Prudence is the virtue by which we discern what is proper to do under various circumstances in time and place. – John Milton

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These are days when no one should rely unduly on his competence. Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed. – Walter Benjamin

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