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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rule of compositio

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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Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing when we have made it, the next wish is to change again. – Samuel Johnson

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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little. – Samuel Johnson

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I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years. – Molly Ivins

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