Quote by William Blake
Prudence is a rich, ugly, old maid courted by incapacity. - Willia

Prudence is a rich, ugly, old maid courted by incapacity. – William Blake

Other quotes by William Blake

What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what is a theatre? are they two and not one? Can they exist separate? Are not religion and politics the same thing? Brotherhood is religion. O demonstrations of reason dividing families in cruelty and pride! – William Blake

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Politics
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Nature in darkness groans and men are bound to sullen contemplation in the night: restless they turn on beds of sorrow; in their inmost brain feeling the crushing wheels, they rise, they write the bitter words of stern philosophy and knead the bread of knowledge with tears and groans. – William Blake

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Oppression
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It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only. – William Blake

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God
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Other Quotes from
Prudence
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Never speak of a rope in the family of one who has been hanged. – Proverb

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Prudence

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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Prudence

The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best of hearts. – Henry Fielding

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Prudence

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. – Henry de Bracton

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Prudence

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Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society. – E. L. Doctorow

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